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Employers' social contributions

What employers pay on top of wages to fund social protection: pensions, health, family, unemployment.

304.6bn€
received in 2025 by Social Security
38% of Social Security revenue · 20% of all public revenue · +3.7% vs 2024

Year by year, 2010 to 2025

216.3 bn€ in 2010 · 304.6 bn€ in 2025

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Who else receives this money, in 2025

Of 304.9 bn€ in all: > 99% for Social Security.

The State and its agencies320M€< 1%

Source: Eurostat, government accounts 2025 ↗.