Social contributions in Other small states
Other small states: Social contributions was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Other small states, 1983–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Other small states is 31.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Other small states peaked at 32.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1988.
Other small states ranks 4th of 22 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Social contributions in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.7% | — |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +250.4% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +40.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 4.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.8% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 25.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 30.5% | 32.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Other small states?
- Social contributions in Other small states was 31.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1988.
- How does Other small states rank for social contributions?
- Other small states ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.