DE · 2020 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Germany, 2020
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
32.5
Germany, 2020
▲ 9.8% vs 2019 (29.6)
Analysis
In 2020, Germany's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP increased by 9.8% compared to 2019, reaching 32.5.
Germany accounts for 103.3% of the EU-27 total of 31.5.
Germany ranks 5th 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 12.5% (from 28.9 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
103.3%
EU-27: 31.5
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098