Expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes, Slovenia, 2006 – PROVISIONAL DATA

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In 2006, EUR 7,057 million was used for social protection schemes in Slovenia
Compared to 2005, the means for social protection schemes rose by 6.7%, in real terms by 4.1%. Compared to 1996, the means for social protection rose by 153.6%, in real terms by 40.1%.

In Slovenia social protection schemes are mostly financed from social contributions (about 70%)
In 2006 employers' social contributions represented 27.2% and social contributions of protected persons 40.7% of total social protection receipts. Other receipts of social protection schemes came from general government contributions and some other receipts (32.1%).

In 2006 Slovenia used 22.8% of the GDP for social protection, which is 0.2 of a percentage point less than
In 2006 the greatest amount was used for the following social protection functions:
- old age, above all old-age pensions and disability pensions to persons above a defined age (37.9% of total expenditure for social receipts);
- sickness and health care, i.e. benefits in connection with physical or mental illness and health care (32.1%);
- family and children, which includes benefits in connection with the costs of pregnancy, childbirth and adoption, bringing up children and caring for other family members (8.6%);
- disability function, above all disability pensions to persons under a defined age and provisions of goods and services to the disabled (8.5%); and
- survivors’ function, above all survivors’ pensions to persons under and above a defined age (7.5%).