IE · 2021 · tps00108
Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
Ireland, 2021
Social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP
8.44
Ireland, 2021
▼ 7.3% vs 2020 (9.10)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's social protection receipts by type as percentage of GDP decreased by 7.3% compared to 2020, reaching 8.44.
Ireland accounts for 65.4% of the EU-27 total of 12.9.
Ireland ranks 20th 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 14.1% (from 9.83 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00108, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
65.4%
EU-27: 12.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00108