Expenditure on social protection

The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was determined by Eurostat in accordance with the Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council (EC) No. 458/2007 as a specific tool for mutually comparable statistical monitoring of social protection in EU member states.
According to the ESSPROS system, CZK 1,406 billion was spent on social protection in Czechia in 2022, which corresponds to 19.9% of GDP. Within the EU countries, Czechia ranks among the countries with below-average expenditures on social protection as a percentage of GDP.