Social contributions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Social contributions was 21.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2008–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 21.6% for social contributions in 2024.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 32.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Social contributions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28.7% | — |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.7% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.6% | 23.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Social contributions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 21.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for social contributions?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.