Eurostat, (2019), «Share of EU GDP spent on social protection slightly down», 22 November
Social protection expenditure in the European Union (EU) stood at 27.9% of GDP in 2017, slightly down compared with 28.7% in 2012, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The two main sources of funding of social protection at EU level were social contributions, making up 55% of total receipts, and general government contributions from taxes at 40%
Related Posts
- Eurostat, (2018), «Share of EU GDP spent on social protection slightly down», 12 December
- Eurostat. (2019), «Highest proportion of government expenditure goes to social protection and health», 15 March