Social protection receipts by type methods, notes and classification

Receipts of social protection schemes comprise social contributions, general government contributions and other receipts. Employers' social contributions are the costs incurred by employers to secure entitlement to social benefits for their employees, former employees and their dependants. Employers' social contributions may be actual or imputed; they can be paid by resident or non-resident employers.

• • Unit of measure
    • 00 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)
  • Receipt type
    • 0 Employers' social contributions
    • 1 Protected persons' social contributions
    • 2 General government contributions
    • 3 Other receipts
  • Geopolitical entity (reporting)
    • 000 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
    • 001 Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
    • 002 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
    • 003 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
    • 004 Belgium
    • 005 Bulgaria
    • 006 Czechia
    • 007 Denmark
    • 008 Germany
    • 009 Estonia
    • 00a Ireland
    • 00b Greece
    • 00c Spain
    • 00d France
    • 00e Croatia
    • 00f Italy
    • 00g Cyprus
    • 00h Latvia
    • 00i Lithuania
    • 00j Luxembourg
    • 00k Hungary
    • 00l Malta
    • 00m Netherlands
    • 00n Austria
    • 00o Poland
    • 00p Portugal
    • 00q Romania
    • 00r Slovenia
    • 00s Slovakia
    • 00t Finland
    • 00u Sweden
    • 00v Iceland
    • 00w Norway
    • 00x Switzerland
    • 00y United Kingdom
    • 00z Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • 010 Montenegro
    • 011 North Macedonia
    • 012 Albania
    • 013 Serbia
    • 014 Türkiye
    • 015 Kosovo*