FR · 2021 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
France, 2021
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
36.2
France, 2021
▼ 5.0% vs 2020 (38.1)
Analysis
In 2021, France's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 5.0% compared to 2020, reaching 36.2.
France accounts for 121.3% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
France ranks 1st 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 4.8% (from 34.5 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
121.3%
EU-27: 29.8
France timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098