Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and was 276,490 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
276,490
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
6th
of 10 regions
All-time high
276,490
in 2023
All-time low
167,440
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023

Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2008201520232008: 167.4k2009: 173.7k2010: 178.7k2011: 181.7k2012: 187.0k2013: 192.5k2014: 196.7k2015: 203.1k2016: 209.5k2017: 215.2k2018: 222.3k2019: 231.3k2020: 239.5k2021: 246.9k2022: 258.3k2023: 276.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 276,490 for expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 276,490 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 167,440, in 2008.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 170,554 167,440 173,669 2
2010s 201,804 178,710 231,339 10
2020s 255,315 239,543 276,490 4

Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

  1. 3 United Kingdom 39,305 compare
  2. 4 Italy 33,004 compare
  3. 5 Netherlands 24,807 compare
  4. 6 Spain 24,269 compare
  5. 7 Denmark 19,116 compare
  6. 8 Switzerland 17,646 compare
  7. 9 Norway 17,577 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 276,490 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The highest recorded value was 276,490 in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 167,440 in 2008.
How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 6th out of 10 regions with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on disability function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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