Government spending on social protection in Germany
Government spending on social protection in Germany was equal to 20.4% of GDP in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Germany, 2024
20.4%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
+0.9percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
17.1%
Position in 2024
6th of 30
Government spending on social protection in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.4%p (provisional) | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 19.5%p (provisional) | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 19.8%p (provisional) | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | 19.2% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | 19.6% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | 19.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | – |
| 2008 | 18.5% | – |
| 2007 | 18.5% | – |
| 2006 | 19.6% | – |
| 2005 | 20.4% | – |
| 2004 | 20.4% | – |
| 2003 | 20.7% | – |
| 2002 | 20.3% | – |
| 2001 | 19.9% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 19.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 18.4%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.