Iceland vs Slovenia: Social spending as share of GDP
Iceland
1.0%
in 2021
Slovenia
0.8%
in 2021
Iceland rank
9th
Slovenia rank
11th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Slovenia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Slovenia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and Slovenia ranks 11th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Iceland or Slovenia?
- Iceland, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Slovenia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Iceland and Slovenia?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovenia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Slovenia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 9th and Slovenia ranks 11th 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.