Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012
287. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide in tabular form social protection spending both as a percentage of gross domestic product and in nominal terms by year from 1992 to 2011. [41522/12]
View answerIn 2011, the expenditure on Social Protection was just under €21 billion, or 13.4% of Gross Domestic Product. Expenditure details for the years requested by the deputy are in the following tabular statement.
Total Welfare Expenditure as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, 1992 to 2011
|
Year |
Total Social Welfare Expenditure €m |
Social Welfare Expenditure as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product |
|
1992 |
4,358 |
10.9 |
|
1993 |
4,607 |
10.7 |
|
1994 |
4,775 |
10.3 |
|
1995 |
5,332 |
10.1 |
|
1996 |
5,558 |
9.6 |
|
1997 |
5,744 |
8.6 |
|
1998 |
6,046 |
7.8 |
|
1999 |
6,283 |
7.1 |
|
2000 |
6,713 |
6.5 |
|
2001 |
7,842 |
6.9 |
|
2002 |
9,517 |
7.3 |
|
2003 |
10,493 |
7.5 |
|
2004 |
11,291 |
7.6 |
|
2005 |
12,168 |
7.5 |
|
2006 |
13,586 |
7.7 |
|
2007 |
15,518 |
8.2 |
|
2008 |
17,809 |
9.9 |
|
2009 |
20,536 |
12.9 |
|
2010 |
20,850 |
13.4 |
|
2011 |
20,968 |
13.4 |
