Table 11 Social security expenditure by category as a percentage of gross domestic product
(Unit: %)
Social security expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product

Fiscal year	Total	Medical care	Pensions	Welfare and others

1951	2.87	1.47	1.40
1952	3.44	1.80	1.64
1953	3.42	1.97	1.46
1954	4.91	2.19	2.72
1955	4.53	2.23	2.30
1956	4.13	2.09	2.04
1957	3.94	2.01	1.93
1958	4.29	1.77	2.52
1959	4.16	1.82	2.34
1960	3.93	1.76	2.16
1961	3.92	1.91	2.01
1962	4.13	2.10	2.02
1963	4.28	2.24	2.03
1964	4.43	2.41	1.01	1.02
1965	4.75	2.71	1.04	1.00
1966	4.70	2.71	1.06	0.93
1967	4.66	2.71	1.07	0.89
1968	4.57	2.67	1.06	0.83
1969	4.42	2.61	1.06	0.75
1970	4.68	2.76	1.14	0.79
1971	4.86	2.71	1.23	0.91
1972	5.17	2.91	1.28	0.97
1973	5.36	2.94	1.44	0.99
1974	6.52	3.41	1.93	1.18
1975	7.72	3.75	2.55	1.43
1976	8.47	3.98	3.12	1.38
1977	8.88	4.01	3.47	1.41
1978	9.48	4.27	3.76	1.45
1979	9.76	4.34	3.99	1.43
1980	10.09	4.37	4.26	1.46
1981	10.57	4.42	4.62	1.53
1982	11.01	4.54	4.88	1.59
1983	11.20	4.59	5.05	1.56
1984	11.02	4.45	5.06	1.51
1985	11.00	4.40	5.21	1.39
1986	11.37	4.46	5.53	1.38
1987	11.46	4.50	5.62	1.33
1988	11.18	4.39	5.54	1.25
1989	11.04	4.31	5.55	1.18
1990	10.76	4.19	5.48	1.09
1991	10.82	4.21	5.53	1.08
1992	11.41	4.44	5.81	1.16
1993	11.91	4.57	6.09	1.25
1994	12.63	4.78	6.48	1.38
1995	13.22	4.91	6.84	1.46
1996	13.41	5.00	6.94	1.47
1997	13.75	5.01	7.21	1.53