Croatia vs Portugal: Social spending as share of GDP
Croatia
0.2%
in 2021
Portugal
0.2%
in 2021
Croatia rank
28th
Portugal rank
29th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Portugal
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Portugal ahead.
Croatia ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Croatia or Portugal?
- Croatia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Croatia and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 29th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.