FI · 2017 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Finland, 2017
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
30.8
Finland, 2017
▼ 3.6% vs 2016 (31.9)
Analysis
In 2017, Finland's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 3.6% compared to 2016, reaching 30.8.
Finland accounts for 110.3% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Finland ranks 3rd 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 2.4% (from 30.0 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
110.3%
EU-27: 27.9
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098