Expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes, detailed data, 2023
New in the SiStat Database: Expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes, detailed data for 2023
Final and detailed data on expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes in Slovenia for 2023 are now published in the SiStat Database.
Data presented in Expenditure and receipts of social protection schemes and pension beneficiaries, 2023 on 21 July 2025 are now available as final and at a more detailed level in the SiStat Database. Final data differ from provisional data due to subsequent additional data in the data source and the validation process performed by Eurostat.
What do the first estimates for 2024 show?
According to the first estimates for last year, the largest share of total expenditure for social benefits, i.e. EUR 6,315 million or 40.0%, was spent on the elderly for the old age function. The second highest expenditure group was the sickness and health care function with EUR 5,909 million or 37.4%. This was followed by the family and children function with EUR 1,170 million or 7.4%, and disability (5.1%) and survivors (4.7%) functions. The remaining 5.4% was spent on unemployment, social exclusion not elsewhere classified, and housing (subsidies for housing rent).
What do the first estimates for 2024 show?
According to the first estimates for last year, the largest share of total expenditure for social benefits, i.e. EUR 6,315 million or 40.0%, was spent on the elderly for the old age function. The second highest expenditure group was the sickness and health care function with EUR 5,909 million or 37.4%. This was followed by the family and children function with EUR 1,170 million or 7.4%, and disability (5.1%) and survivors (4.7%) functions. The remaining 5.4% was spent on unemployment, social exclusion not elsewhere classified, and housing (subsidies for housing rent).
First estimates of expenditure for social benefits by social protection functions, Slovenia, 2024
1) Expenditure for social protection as percentage of GDP is calculated on the basis of the last available data on GDP (published on 30 September 2025 at https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/News/Index/13844).
2) Some totals do not add up due to rounding. |
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
The first estimates for 2024 have been prepared on the basis of currently available data. More precise data will be available in July 2026.
Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.
Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.
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