DE · 2016 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Germany, 2016
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
29.2
Germany, 2016
▲ 1.0% vs 2015 (28.9)
Analysis
In 2016, Germany's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP increased by 1.0% compared to 2015, reaching 29.2.
Germany accounts for 103.1% of the EU-27 total of 28.3.
Germany ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
103.1%
EU-27: 28.3
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098