IE · 2023 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Ireland, 2023
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
12.6
Ireland, 2023
▲ 8.8% vs 2022 (11.6)
Analysis
In 2023, Ireland's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP increased by 8.8% compared to 2022, reaching 12.6.
Ireland accounts for 45.2% of the EU-27 total of 27.8.
Ireland ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.0% (from 13.8 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
45.2%
EU-27: 27.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098