IE · 2017 · tps00101

Expenditure on social protection by type

Ireland, 2017

Expenditure on social protection by type
4.15
Ireland, 2017
▲ 0.7% vs 2016 (4.12)
Analysis

In 2017, Ireland's expenditure on social protection by type increased by 0.7% compared to 2016, reaching 4.15.

Ireland accounts for 123.9% of the EU-27 total of 3.35.

Ireland 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 16.6% (from 3.56 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00101, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
123.9%
EU-27: 3.35
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