Poland vs Slovakia: Social spending as share of GDP
Poland
0.1%
in 2021
Slovakia
0.1%
in 2021
Poland rank
34th
Slovakia rank
33rd
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Poland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Slovakia ahead.
Poland ranks 34th and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Poland or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Poland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Poland and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 34th and Slovakia ranks 33rd 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.