Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
1.26 million
Germany
Lowest
1,264
Montenegro
Median
53,448
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,186

What the numbers show

Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1.26 million in Germany; the lowest is 1,264 in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 53,448, and the mean is 168,996.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 999.

Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 1.26 million 2023 up 53.4% rising
2 France 955,430 2023 up 32.6% rising
3 United Kingdom 622,076 2018 up 22.0% rising
4 Italy 616,240 2023 up 29.9% rising
5 Spain 408,115 2024 up 54.9% rising
6 Netherlands 289,706 2023 up 44.2% rising
7 Switzerland 236,395 2023 up 71.8% volatile
8 Poland 205,707 2024 up 159.2% rising
9 Belgium 174,210 2023 up 47.6% rising
10 Austria 161,521 2024 up 63.1% rising
11 Sweden 155,392 2024 up 20.6% rising
12 Norway 111,013 2023 up 15.0% rising
13 Denmark 109,571 2023 up 22.8% rising
14 Finland 90,885 2024 up 38.6% rising
15 Portugal 69,826 2024 up 50.2% rising
16 Czechia 67,250 2024 up 118.4% volatile
17 Ireland 66,040 2023 up 60.4% volatile
18 Romania 53,448 2023 up 149.1% volatile
19 Greece 52,958 2023 up 10.5% rising
20 Hungary 34,634 2024 up 65.5% rising
21 Slovak Republic 28,240 2024 up 100.9% volatile
22 Bulgaria 21,232 2024 up 168.4% volatile
23 Luxembourg 19,794 2024 up 81.0% volatile
24 Croatia 18,931 2024 up 99.8% rising
25 Serbia, Republic of 15,588 2024 up 99.7% rising
26 Slovenia 14,808 2023 up 65.3% rising
27 Lithuania 12,593 2023 up 133.9% volatile
28 Latvia 7,666 2024 up 124.6% volatile
29 Iceland 7,440 2023 up 172.7% volatile
30 Estonia 7,226 2024 up 141.9% volatile
31 Cyprus 6,367 2024 up 81.3% rising
32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,231 2023 up 84.5% rising
33 Malta 3,100 2024 up 96.1% volatile
34 Albania 2,791 2023 up 59.2% rising
35 Montenegro 1,264 2023 up 70.9% rising

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Indicator
Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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