Czechia vs Ireland: Social spending as share of GDP
Czechia
0.1%
in 2021
Ireland
0.1%
in 2021
Czechia rank
38th
Ireland rank
39th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Ireland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 39th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Czechia or Ireland?
- Czechia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Czechia and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Ireland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and Ireland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 39th 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.