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SOURCE
Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002
DEFINITION
Expenditure on unemployment benefits as % of GDP (Year 1998).
Labor Statistics > Unemployment benefit as % of GDP (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Denmark: |
3.4 % of GDP |
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| #2 |
Netherlands: |
2.6 % of GDP |
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| #3 |
Finland: |
2.6 % of GDP |
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| #4 |
Belgium: |
2.5 % of GDP |
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| #5 |
Sweden: |
1.9 % of GDP |
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| #6 |
France: |
1.8 % of GDP |
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| #7 |
Ireland: |
1.7 % of GDP |
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| #8 |
New Zealand: |
1.6 % of GDP |
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| #9 |
Germany: |
1.3 % of GDP |
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| #10 |
Australia: |
1.1 % of GDP |
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| #11 |
Canada: |
1 % of GDP |
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| #12 |
Switzerland: |
1 % of GDP |
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| #13 |
Austria: |
0.9 % of GDP |
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| #14 |
Italy: |
0.7 % of GDP |
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| #15 |
Norway: |
0.5 % of GDP |
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| #16 |
Japan: |
0.5 % of GDP |
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| #17 |
United Kingdom: |
0.3 % of GDP |
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| #18 |
United States: |
0.2 % of GDP |
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Weighted average: |
1.4 % of GDP |
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DEFINITION: Expenditure on unemployment benefits as % of GDP (Year 1998).
SOURCE: Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002
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