Czechia vs Romania: Social spending as share of GDP
Czechia
0.1%
in 2021
Romania
0.1%
in 2021
Czechia rank
38th
Romania rank
37th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Czechia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 38th and Romania ranks 37th of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Czechia or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Czechia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Czechia and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Romania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and Romania rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 38th and Romania ranks 37th 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.