Social contributions (% of revenue) in Small states
Small states: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 21.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Small states, 1976–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Small states recorded 21.1% for social contributions in 2019.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Small states peaked at 26.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Small states ranks 13th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.2% | — |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -37.8% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +108.4% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +681.8% |
| 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 | 5.5% | -69.9% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +196.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +59.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +17.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +681.8% | 2.0% | 15.8% |
| 2004 | +196.3% | 5.1% | 15.0% |
| 1981 | +108.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | -69.9% | 18.4% | 5.5% |
| 2011 | +59.2% | 16.7% | 26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 5.1% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 10 Switzerland 37.7% compare
- 11 United States 36.5% compare
- 12 Romania 36.5% compare
- 13 Belgium 35.6% compare
- 14 Belarus 35.5% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 16 Andorra 34.5%
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 100.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Small states?
- Social contributions in Small states was 21.1% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Small states rank for social contributions?
- Small states ranks 13th out of 22 groups with data for 2019.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.