DK · 2021 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Denmark, 2021
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
31.2
Denmark, 2021
▼ 6.8% vs 2020 (33.4)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 6.8% compared to 2020, reaching 31.2.
Denmark accounts for 104.6% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
Denmark ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.3% (from 32.6 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
104.6%
EU-27: 29.8
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098