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 Expenditures of social protection benefits (% of GDPmp - Base 2000)
Characteristic Description
Name Expenditures of social protection benefits (% of GDPmp - Base 2000) by Functions of social protection; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Statistics of social protection - ESSPROS
First available period 1990
Last available period 2008
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Functions of social protection
Concepts
  • SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES:  Expenditures of social protection schemes classified by type, indicating the nature of or reason for the expenditure: social protection benefits, administration costs, transfers to other schemes and other expenditure.
  • SOCIAL PROTECTION:  All intervention from public or private bodies intended to relieve households and individuals of the burden of a defined set of risks or needs, provided that there neither a simultaneous reciprocal nor an individual arrangement is involved.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • FUNÇÃO DE PROTEÇÃO SOCIAL:  Objetivo primário para o qual é fornecida proteção social a famílias ou indivíduos, de modo a minorar os encargos resultantes de uma série de riscos ou necessidades, independentemente das disposições legislativas ou institucionais.
Formule (Expenditures of social protection benefits/ GDPmp Base 2000)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 24/11/2010


information presented in 28/4/2024