IE · 2017 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Ireland, 2017
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
14.5
Ireland, 2017
▼ 7.2% vs 2016 (15.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 7.2% compared to 2016, reaching 14.5.
Ireland accounts for 52.1% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Ireland ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 39.2% (from 23.9 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
52.1%
EU-27: 27.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098