France vs Korea: Social spending as share of GDP
France
1.1%
in 2022
Korea
0.9%
in 2022
France rank
7th
Korea rank
10th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- France
- Korea
How they compare
France currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea ahead.
France ranks 7th and Korea ranks 10th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | France |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | France |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, France or Korea?
- France, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between France and Korea?
- 0.2%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do France and Korea rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- France ranks 7th and Korea ranks 10th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) – 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.