Social contributions in World
World: Social contributions was 20.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Social contributions in World, 2014–2018
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 World is 20.6%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over five years.
World ranks 13th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Social contributions in World, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.6% | — |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -2.3% |
Countries ranked near World
- 10 Switzerland 37.7% compare
- 11 United States of America 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 World
- Arms imports 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 325.74 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0237 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.65 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 228.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in World?
- Social contributions in World was 20.6% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2016.
- How does World rank for social contributions?
- World ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2018.
- Where does this World 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.