Economy Statistics > Welfare state > The welfare state and social expenditure > % of GDP (most recent) by country

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Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	Denmark:	29.2
Danish Economy
# 2	Sweden:	28.9
Swedish Economy
# 3	France:	28.5
French Economy
# 4	Germany:	27.4
German Economy
# 5	Belgium:	27.2
Belgian Economy
# 6	Switzerland:	26.4
Swiss Economy
# 7	Austria:	26
Austrian Economy
# 8	Finland:	24.8
Finnish Economy
# 9	Italy:	24.4
Italian Economy
= 10	Netherlands:	24.3
Dutch Economy
= 10	Greece:	24.3
Greek Economy
# 12	Norway:	23.9
Norwegian Economy
# 13	Poland:	23
Polish Economy
# 14	United Kingdom:	21.8
British Economy
# 15	Portugal:	21.1
Portuguese Economy
# 16	Luxembourg:	20.8
Luxembourg Economy
= 17	Hungary:	20.1
Hungarian Economy
= 17	Czech Republic:	20.1
Czech Economy
# 19	Iceland:	19.8
Icelandic Economy
# 20	Spain:	19.6
Spanish Economy
# 21	New Zealand:	18.5
New Zealand Economy
# 22	Australia:	18
Australian Economy
# 23	Slovakia:	17.9
Slovak Economy
# 24	Canada:	17.8
Canadian Economy
# 25	Japan:	16.9
Japanese Economy
# 26	United States:	14.8
American Economy
# 27	Ireland:	13.8
Irish Economy
# 28	Mexico:	11.8
Mexican Economy
# 29	Korea, South:	6.1
Korean Economy
	Weighted average:	21.3

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