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Public spending

Spent on pensions across Europe

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Italy at 15.9%, the lowest Ireland at 4.2%. The EU27 figure is 12.3%.

All 27 countries

  1. IT15.9%
  2. AT15.6%
  3. FR14.6%
  4. FI14.5%
  5. GR14.1%
  6. BE13.5%
  7. ES13.2%
  8. PT13.0%
  9. DE11.8%
  10. PL11.6%
  11. DK11.4%
  12. NL11.2%
  13. SE10.8%
  14. LU10.4%
  15. SI10.0%
  16. BG9.6%
  17. SK9.4%
  18. HR9.4%
  19. CZ9.0%
  20. LV9.0%
  21. EE8.7%
  22. RO8.3%
  23. CY7.6%
  24. LT7.4%
  25. HU7.0%
  26. MT5.1%
  27. IE4.2%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

2010–2024

Lines: EU27, Italy, Austria, France, Hungary, Malta and Ireland. Hover a year to read the figures. spr_exp_pens · 2023.

Source

Public spending on old-age and survivors’ pensions, against GDP. spr_exp_pens · 2023.

Eurostat dataset spr_exp_pens ↗Back to the European average