Greece vs Lithuania: Social spending as share of GDP
Greece
0.4%
in 2021
Lithuania
0.3%
in 2021
Greece rank
24th
Lithuania rank
27th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Lithuania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lithuania ahead.
Greece ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Greece or Lithuania?
- Greece, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Lithuania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Greece and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Lithuania rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 24th and Lithuania ranks 27th 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.