DE · 2021 · tps00103
Expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP
Germany, 2021
Expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP
12.1
Germany, 2021
▼ 3.7% vs 2020 (12.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Germany's expenditure on pensions as percentage of GDP decreased by 3.7% compared to 2020, reaching 12.1.
Germany accounts for 94.8% of the EU-27 total of 12.8.
Germany ranks 9th 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 3.5% (from 11.7 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00103, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
94.8%
EU-27: 12.8
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00103