IE · 2017 · tps00101
Expenditure on social protection by type
Ireland, 2017
Expenditure on social protection by type
4.15
Ireland, 2017
▲ 0.7% vs 2016 (4.12)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's expenditure on social protection by type increased by 0.7% compared to 2016, reaching 4.15.
Ireland accounts for 123.9% of the EU-27 total of 3.35.
Ireland ranks 4th 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 16.6% (from 3.56 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00101, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
123.9%
EU-27: 3.35
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00101