United States - Public Pension Spending

Since 2014, United States Public Pension Spending grew 0.5points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 21 comparing other countries in Public Pension Spending with 7.12 Percent of GDP. United States is overtaken by Norway, which was number 20 with 7.18 Percent of GDP and is followed by Latvia with 6.93 Percent of GDP. Greece topped the ranking with 16.37 Percent of GDP in 2019, an increase of 1.2points compared to 2018. Italy, France and Portugal respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Mexico recorded the best 5 years average growth at +7points per year, while Ireland was the worst growing country at -4.3points per year.

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Date Percent of GDP
2019 7.12
2018 7.02
2017 7.08
2016 7.13
2015 7.01
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How does United States rank in Public Pension Spending?

# 38 Countries Percent of GDP Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Greece
16.36 % 2019 +1.2 % -0.1 % View data
2 #2
Italy
15.94 % 2019 +0.5 % -0.3 % View data
20 #20
Norway
7.18 % 2019 +1.9 % +3.0 % View data
21 #21
United States
7.12 % 2019 +1.4 % +0.5 % View data
22 #22
Latvia
6.93 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.6 % View data
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