Government spending on social protection
as a percentage of GDP, 2006

Country	%
France	31,1
Sweden	30,7
Belgium	30,1
Netherlands	29,3
Germany	28,7
Austria	28,5
Italy	26,6
United Kingdom	26,4
Finland	26,2
Portugal	25,4
Spain	20,9
Luxembourg	20,4
Ireland	18,2

Source: Eurostat

 

Government spending on education as a percentage of GDP, 2006

Country	%
Denmark	7,98
Sweden	6,85
Norway	6,55
Finland	6,14
Belgium	6,00
France	5,58
United Kingdom	5,48
Netherlands	5,46
Austria	5,44
Portugal	5,25
United States	5,06
EU-27	5,05
EU-15	4,89
Ireland	4,86
Italy	4,73
Germany	4,41
Spain	4,28
Japan	3,47
Luxembourg	3,41

Source: Eurostat

 

Government spending in leisure and culture as a percentage of GDP, 2006

Country	%
Luxembourg	1,7
Denmark	1,6
France	1,5
Spain	1,5
Netherlands	1,4
Belgium	1,3
Finland	1,1
Sweden	1,1
Austria	1
Norway	1
Portugal	1
Canada	0,9
Italy	0,8
Germany	0,7
Ireland	0,6
United States	0,3
Japan	0,2

Source: OECD