FR · 2021 · tps00098

Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP

France, 2021

Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
36.2
France, 2021
▼ 5.0% vs 2020 (38.1)
Analysis

In 2021, France's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 5.0% compared to 2020, reaching 36.2.

France accounts for 121.3% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.

France 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 grown by 4.8% (from 34.5 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
121.3%
EU-27: 29.8
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