IE · 2018 · tps00108
Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
Ireland, 2018
Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
8.58
Ireland, 2018
▼ 4.8% vs 2017 (9.01)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP decreased by 4.8% compared to 2017, reaching 8.58.
Ireland accounts for 77.4% of the EU-27 total of 11.1.
Ireland ranks 15th 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 41.5% (from 14.7 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00108, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
77.4%
EU-27: 11.1
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00108