The source adds the following information: "Social security contributions refer to all mandatory payments made to public administrations that grant the right to receive a future (possible) social benefit. These social benefits include, among others: unemployment insurance benefits and supplements, accident, injury, and illness benefits, retirement, disability, and survivor pensions, family allowances, reimbursements for medical and hospital expenses, or the provision of medical or hospital services."
This statistic represents social security contributions collected in France from 2008 to 2022, as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP). It can be observed that social security contributions increased from just under 15.8 percent of GDP in 2008 to about 16 percent in 2018. After a period of growth, they decreased to less than 15 percent in 2019. In 2022, in total, the French government collected 406 billion U.S. dollars in taxes and social contributions.
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OECD. (July 9, 2024). Social security contributions collected in France from 2008 to 2022, as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1628120/social-security-contributions-france/
OECD. "Social security contributions collected in France from 2008 to 2022, as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)." Chart. July 9, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1628120/social-security-contributions-france/
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