DK · 2021 · tps00108

Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP

Denmark, 2021

Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
27.3
Denmark, 2021
▼ 5.8% vs 2020 (29.0)
Analysis

In 2021, Denmark's social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP decreased by 5.8% compared to 2020, reaching 27.3.

Denmark accounts for 211.7% of the EU-27 total of 12.9.

Denmark ranks 1st 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 3.9% (from 28.4 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00108, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
211.7%
EU-27: 12.9
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
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