Social spending as share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Social spending as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Social spending as share of GDP in Czechia, 1990–2021
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, social spending as share of gdp in Czechia stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending as share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 0.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Czechia ranks 38th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social spending as share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -69.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +37.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -66.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +35.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Czechia
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,924 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9415 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 33,816 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 739,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social spending as share of gdp in Czechia?
- Social spending as share of gdp in Czechia was 0.1% in 2021, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.