Denmark vs France: Social spending as share of GDP
Denmark
1.1%
in 2021
France
1.1%
in 2022
Denmark rank
6th
France rank
7th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and France ranks 7th of 42 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 1.1% against 1.1% in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Denmark and France?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 6th and France ranks 7th 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.