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Croatia - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 12.81

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

12.81 (2022)

Global rank

##33 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.6%

Growth since 2017

0.92×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#25#332018 overtook Cyprus2021 overtook Ukraine
CroatiaMauritiusNew ZealandTürkiye

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Croatia climbed from #25 to #33 (overtook Cyprus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Croatia ↓

Key Events — Croatia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Cyprus in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Ukraine in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2022

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202212.8113.7114.6215.52
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