Slovenia vs United States of America: Social spending as share of GDP
Slovenia
0.8%
in 2021
United States of America
0.8%
in 2023
Slovenia rank
11th
United States of America rank
12th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Slovenia
- United States of America
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.
Slovenia ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 12th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Slovenia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Slovenia or United States of America?
- Slovenia, at 0.8% against 0.8% in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Slovenia and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Slovenia and United States of America rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Slovenia ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 12th 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.