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Labor Statistics > Unemployment benefit as % of GDP (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Denmark:3.4 % of GDP 
#2  Finland:2.6 % of GDP 
#3  Netherlands:2.6 % of GDP 
#4  Belgium:2.5 % of GDP 
#5  Sweden:1.9 % of GDP 
#6  France:1.8 % of GDP 
#7  Ireland:1.7 % of GDP 
#8  New Zealand:1.6 % of GDP 
#9  Germany:1.3 % of GDP 
#10  Australia:1.1 % of GDP 
#11  Switzerland:1 % of GDP 
#12  Canada:1 % of GDP 
#13  Austria:0.9 % of GDP 
#14  Italy:0.7 % of GDP 
#15  Japan:0.5 % of GDP 
#16  Norway:0.5 % of GDP 
#17  United Kingdom:0.3 % of GDP 
#18  United States:0.2 % of GDP 
Weighted average: 1.4 % of GDP  


DEFINITION: Expenditure on unemployment benefits as % of GDP (Year 1998).

SOURCE: Annex to GECD Society at a Glance 2002

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