Estonia vs Ireland: Social spending as share of GDP
Estonia
0.1%
in 2021
Ireland
0.1%
in 2021
Estonia rank
42nd
Ireland rank
39th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 42nd and Ireland ranks 39th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 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, Estonia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Estonia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Estonia and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 42nd 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.