Social protection expenditure (COFOG) in the European Union (27) i
Basic · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10a_exp), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
19.6%
European Union (27) · 2024
European Union (27) · 2024Year-on-year change+0.5 pp
Previous period19.1% 2023
Rank in Europe—
EU2719.6%
Spain18.7%
Trend
Country ranking → European Union (27) →
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About this indicator
- What is the latest social protection expenditure (COFOG) figure in the European Union (27)?
- 19.6% in 2024.
- What does social protection expenditure (COFOG) measure?
- Social protection expenditure (COFOG), in % of GDP. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the social protection expenditure (COFOG) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10a_exp («General government expenditure by function (COFOG)»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is social protection expenditure (COFOG) updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2024; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
The full series since 2010, the chart and the analysis are in the Basic plan. See plans · Full methodology sheet →