DE · 2022 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Germany, 2022
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
29.9
Germany, 2022
▼ 5.2% vs 2021 (31.5)
Analysis
In 2022, Germany's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 5.2% compared to 2021, reaching 29.9.
Germany accounts for 107.2% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Germany ranks 4th 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 3.0% (from 29.0 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
107.2%
EU-27: 27.9
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098