Press release 18/08/2016
Social expenditure per capita in the Basque Country surpassed the average for the countries of the EU-28
It rose to 8,128 in terms of PPP, which is almost 35% greater than the PPP for Spain
Expenditure on social protection per capita in the Basque Country rose to 8,128 in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in 2013, which is 34.9% more than the figure for Spain (6,024) for the same year. The most recent data available from Eustat and Eurostat for 2012 indicates that Basque social expenditure (7,883) also surpassed the average for countries in the EU-28 (7,618).
Expenditure on social protection per capita rose by 11.1% in the 2009-2013 period, whereas in Spain, it rose by 2.9%.
Social expenditure in the Basque Country increased each year during the 2009-2013 period. Hence PPP went from 7,314 in 2009 to 7,592 in 2010, to 7,660 in 2011, 7,883 in 2012, ultimately reaching 8,128 in 2013. It is also worth mentioning that, during the 2009-2012 period, PPP remained higher than the average for the countries of the EU-28: 7,010 in 2009, 7,255 in 2010, 7,370 in 2011 and 7,618 in 2012.
In the ranking of EU-28 countries, social expenditure per capita in the Basque Country in 2013 exceeded that of countries such as the United Kingdom (7,756 PPP), Italy (7,696) and Ireland (6,919). Its PPP was, however, lower than that of countries such as Luxembourg (14,662), Denmark (10,730), the Netherlands (10,716), Austria (10,332) and France (10,078), amongst others.
The countries at the bottom of the ranking for social expenditure included Romania (2,205), Bulgaria (2,318), Latvia (2,483), Estonia (3,020) and Lithuania (3,118).
For further information:
Eustat - Euskal Estatistika Erakundea / Basque Statistics Institute
C/ Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz
Press Service: servicioprensa@eustat.eus Tel: 945 01 75 62
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