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Cost of Social Security 1994-96

By:  International Labor Organization 
 (US)

 

1996

1995

1994

EXPENDITURE

national social protection expenditure

national social protection expenditure

national social protection expenditure

 

Percent of GDP

Percent of GDP

Percent of GDP

 

 

 

 

A. Social protection benefits

 

14.95%

14.86%

I. Old age1

 

6.29%

6.26%

cash benefits:

 

6.29%

6.26%

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

II. Survivors2

 

 

 

cash benefits:

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

III. Invalidity benefits3

 

0.61%

0.59%

cash benefits:

 

0.61%

0.59%

benefits-in-kind:

 

0.001%

0.001%

IV. Employment injury4

 

0.62%

0.66%

cash benefits:

 

0.38%

0.41%

benefits-in-kind:

 

0.24%

0.26%

V. Sickness and health 5

 

3.95%

3.80%

cash benefits:

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

3.95%

3.80%

VI. Family benefits6

 

 

 

cash benefits:

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

VII. Unemployment7

 

0.31%

0.45%

cash benefits:

 

0.31%

0.45%

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

VIII. Housing8

 

0.40%

0.37%

cash benefits:

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

IX. Social assistance and others9

 

2.76%

2.72%

cash benefits:

 

0.74%

0.81%

benefits-in-kind:

 

2.02%

1.91%

B. Administrative cost

 

0.37%

0.54%

C. Other expenditure

 

 

 

D. Transfers to reserves

 

0.06%

0.06%

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

 

15.38%

15.45%

 

 

 

 

A. Social protection benefits

 

14.95%

14.86%

 

 

 

 

I. Old age1

 

6.29%

6.26%

 

 

 

 

cash benefits:

 

6.29%

6.26%

- normal retirement pension

 

6.29%

6.26%

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- early retirement pension

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- lump sum payments

 

 

 

- retirement grants

 

 

 

- other cash benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. Survivors2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cash benefits:

 

 

 

- survivors' pension

 

 

 

- widow(er) pension

 

 

 

- orphan pension

 

 

 

- other dependents' pension

 

 

 

- lump sum payments

 

 

 

- survivors grants

 

 

 

- other cash benefits

 

 

 

- of which: funeral grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

 

 

- funeral expenses

 

 

 

- other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. Invalidity benefits3

 

0.61%

0.59%

 

 

 

 

cash benefits:

 

0.61%

0.59%

- full invalidity pension

 

0.61%

0.59%

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- partial invalidity pension

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- early retirement pension

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- lump sum payments

 

 

 

- invalidity grants

 

 

 

- other cash benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

0.001%

0.001%

 

 

 

 

IV. Employment injury4

 

0.62%

0.66%

cash benefits:

 

0.38%

0.41%

cash benefits to the insured:

 

0.38%

0.41%

- temporary cash benefits

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- long-term cash benefits (pensions)

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- other cash benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cash benefits to survivors:

 

 

 

- periodic benefit

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- other cash benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:

 

0.24%

0.26%

- medical care

 

 

 

- other benefits-in-kind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V. Sickness and health5

 

3.95%

3.80%

 

 

 

 

cash benefits:

 

 

 

- sickness benefits

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- maternity benefits

 

 

 

- of which family/dependent supplements

 

 

 

- other cash benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

benefits-in-kind:(health)

 

3.95%

3.80%

- inpatient care

 

 

 

- outpatient care

 

 

 

- physicians services

 

 

 

- pharmaceuticals