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Government spending on social protection in Slovakia

Government spending on social protection in Slovakia was equal to 18.4% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Government spending on social protection Unit: % of GDP Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Slovakia, 2024 18.4%p (Provisional) % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.9percentage points 2023: 17.5%
European Union, 2024 19.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 17.1% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 12th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on social protection in Slovakia over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on social protection (% of GDP), 2010 to 2024
Period SlovakiaEuropean Union
2024 18.4%p (provisional) 19.5%
2023 17.5%p (provisional) 19.1%
2022 15.6%p (provisional) 19.3%
2021 15.9%p (provisional) 20.2%
2020 15.8%p (provisional) 21.7%
2019 14.4%p (provisional) 19.2%
2018 14.2%p (provisional) 19.1%
2017 14.5%p (provisional) 19.3%
2016 14.8%p (provisional) 19.6%
2015 14.6%p (provisional) 19.6%
2014 14.8%p (provisional) 19.8%
2013 14.9%p (provisional) 20.0%
2012 12.9%p (provisional) 19.7%
2011 12.9%p (provisional) 19.3%
2010 13.1%p (provisional) 19.7%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 17.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.8%, the figure has changed by +3.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.

More for Slovakia

All statistics for Slovakia
Government spending 47.3% 2025 · Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate 12.2%b (Break in time series) 2025 · Eurostat Government debt 60.5% 2025 · Eurostat Government deficit or surplus -4.4% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 36.1% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 6.9%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A cofog99=GF10 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
2010 to 2024 for Slovakia
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat