Romania with the lowest social protection expenditure
At the top France and Denmark
22 November, 13:54Social protection expenditure in the EU stood at 27.9% of GDP in 2017, down compared with 28.7% in 2012, Eurostat said. In 2017, social protection expenditure stood below 20% of GDP in Romania (14%), Latvia, Ireland and Lithuania (all 15%), Estonia and Malta (both 16%), Bulgaria (17%), Slovakia and Hungary (both 18%), Cyprus and Czechia (both 19%). On the opposite side of the scale, with social protection expenditure over 30% of GDP, France (34%), Denmark (32%) and Finland (31%), followed by Germany (close to 30%), Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and Sweden (all 29%). (ANSA).