DE · 2021 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Germany, 2021
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
31.5
Germany, 2021
▼ 3.0% vs 2020 (32.5)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 3.0% compared to 2020, reaching 31.5.
Germany accounts for 105.8% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
Germany ranks 3rd 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 8.0% (from 29.2 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
105.8%
EU-27: 29.8
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098