Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in United States
United States: Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP was 0.813 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in United States, 1980–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in United States is 0.813 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in United States peaked at 1.22 Percentage of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.813 Percentage of GDP, in 2023.
United States ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.09 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 1.08 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.06 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.972 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.956 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.955 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.96 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.952 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.941 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.97 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.04 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.12 Percentage of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.966 Percentage of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.966 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.923 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.915 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.896 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.887 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.917 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.966 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.986 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.06 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.976 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.967 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.879 Percentage of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.824 Percentage of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.813 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.813 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.98 Percentage of GDP, 41% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9991 Percentage of GDP | 0.941 Percentage of GDP | 1.09 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | 0.896 Percentage of GDP | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 Percentage of GDP | 0.887 Percentage of GDP | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | 0.976 Percentage of GDP | 1.22 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8707 Percentage of GDP | 0.813 Percentage of GDP | 0.967 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in United States?
- Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in United States was 0.813 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- How does United States rank for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp?
- United States ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.