IE · 2018 · tps00101
Expenditure on social protection by type
Ireland, 2018
Expenditure on social protection by type
4.03
Ireland, 2018
▼ 2.9% vs 2017 (4.15)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's expenditure on social protection by type decreased by 2.9% compared to 2017, reaching 4.03.
Ireland accounts for 121.4% of the EU-27 total of 3.32.
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 7.2% (from 3.76 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00101, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
121.4%
EU-27: 3.32
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00101