Ireland - Social contributions (% of revenue)

Social contributions (% of revenue) in Ireland was 18.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 19.29 in 2011, while its lowest value was 8.92 in 1972.

Definition: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 8.92
1973 9.62
1974 11.51
1975 13.65
1976 13.20
1977 13.24
1978 12.90
1979 12.90
1980 12.79
1981 12.69
1982 13.14
1983 12.95
1984 13.01
1985 13.01
1986 13.10
1987 12.82
1988 13.31
1989 14.00
1990 14.08
1991 14.06
1992 14.26
1993 14.35
1994 13.98
1995 15.43
1996 14.39
1997 13.75
1998 13.30
1999 13.09
2000 13.31
2001 14.44
2002 14.76
2003 14.61
2004 14.56
2005 15.27
2006 14.68
2007 15.68
2008 17.59
2009 18.96
2010 17.78
2011 19.29
2012 18.10
2013 18.24
2014 18.06
2015 17.54
2016 18.07
2017 18.33
2018 18.26
2019 18.30

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance