Germany vs Peru: Social spending as share of GDP
Germany
0.2%
in 2021
Peru
0.1%
in 2023
Germany rank
31st
Peru rank
32nd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Germany
- Peru
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 31st and Peru ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Germany or Peru?
- Germany, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Germany and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Peru?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Germany and Peru rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 31st and Peru ranks 32nd 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.