Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia

Croatia: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1208 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1208
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
54th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.1539
in 1997
All-time low
0.0982
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia, 1995–2020

00.050.10.151995200720201995: 0.1321996: 0.1411997: 0.1541998: 0.1251999: 0.1282000: 0.1322001: 0.1252002: 0.1092003: 0.1362004: 0.1162005: 0.1092006: 0.0982007: 0.1112008: 0.112009: 0.1222010: 0.1392011: 0.152012: 0.1022013: 0.1042014: 0.1022015: 0.1062016: 0.1142017: 0.1152018: 0.1212019: 0.1242020: 0.121

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 0.1208 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia peaked at 0.1539 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0982, in 2006.

Croatia ranks 54th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Croatia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.1323
1996 0.1413 +6.8%
1997 0.1539 +8.9%
1998 0.1246 -19.0%
1999 0.1281 +2.8%
2000 0.1319 +3.0%
2001 0.1255 -4.9%
2002 0.1091 -13.0%
2003 0.1356 +24.2%
2004 0.1163 -14.2%
2005 0.1085 -6.7%
2006 0.0982 -9.5%
2007 0.1114 +13.4%
2008 0.11 -1.3%
2009 0.1225 +11.4%
2010 0.139 +13.5%
2011 0.1503 +8.1%
2012 0.1015 -32.5%
2013 0.104 +2.4%
2014 0.102 -1.9%
2015 0.1061 +4.0%
2016 0.1145 +7.9%
2017 0.1151 +0.5%
2018 0.1211 +5.2%
2019 0.1237 +2.1%
2020 0.1208 -2.4%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 0.1208 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 30% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 0.1208 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.136 0.1246 0.1539 5
2000s 0.1169 0.0982 0.1356 10
2010s 0.1177 0.1015 0.1503 10
2020s 0.1208 0.1208 0.1208 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 51 Belgium 0.2232 compare
  2. 52 Latvia 0.2212 compare
  3. 53 Kyrgyzstan 0.1791 compare
  4. 55 Bulgaria 0.1191 compare
  5. 56 Uzbekistan 0.1161 compare
  6. 57 Belarus 0.0928 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia?
Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia was 0.1208 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1539 in 1997.
What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0982 in 2006.
How does Croatia rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Croatia ranks 54th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,210 data points, 1990–2020
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