DK · 2017 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Denmark, 2017
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
32.1
Denmark, 2017
▼ 1.4% vs 2016 (32.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Denmark's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 32.1.
Denmark accounts for 115.1% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Denmark ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.7% (from 33.7 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
115.1%
EU-27: 27.9
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098