Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Ireland

Ireland: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and was 5,821 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,821
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
5,821
in 2023
All-time low
743.46
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Ireland, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 743.51991: 812.81992: 906.51993: 922.41994: 1.0k1995: 1.1k1996: 1.3k1997: 1.5k1998: 1.5k1999: 1.7k2000: 1.9k2001: 2.4k2002: 3.1k2003: 3.5k2004: 3.7k2005: 3.9k2006: 4.3k2007: 4.7k2008: 5.3k2009: 5.5k2010: 4.9k2011: 4.8k2012: 4.7k2013: 4.4k2014: 4.4k2015: 4.4k2016: 4.4k2017: 4.5k2018: 4.6k2019: 4.7k2020: 4.7k2021: 4.8k2022: 5.4k2023: 5.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Ireland stood at 5,821. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Ireland peaked at 5,821 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 743.46, in 1990.

That places Ireland 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,152 743.46 1,702 10
2000s 3,824 1,883 5,481 10
2010s 4,569 4,359 4,935 10
2020s 5,171 4,715 5,821 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 13 Denmark 11,491 compare
  2. 14 Finland 9,158 compare
  3. 15 Romania 6,231 compare
  4. 17 Czechia 4,380 compare
  5. 18 Portugal 4,172 compare
  6. 19 Slovak Republic 3,518 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Ireland?
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Ireland was 5,821 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 5,821 in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 743.46 in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and?
Ireland ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on family/children 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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