DE · 2017 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Germany, 2017
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
29.0
Germany, 2017
▼ 0.5% vs 2016 (29.2)
Analysis
In 2017, Germany's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 29.0.
Germany accounts for 104.1% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Germany 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 grown by 2.4% (from 28.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
104.1%
EU-27: 27.9
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098