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

Portugal: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and was 4,172 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,172
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
18th
of 35 countries
All-time high
4,172
in 2024
All-time low
527.42
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Portugal, 1990–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720241990: 527.41991: 673.51992: 772.31993: 7961994: 783.21995: 856.31996: 888.41997: 9351998: 1.0k1999: 1.1k2000: 1.3k2001: 1.5k2002: 1.9k2003: 2.0k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.9k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.4k2010: 2.4k2011: 2.1k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.0k2014: 2.0k2015: 2.1k2016: 2.2k2017: 2.3k2018: 2.4k2019: 2.6k2020: 2.8k2021: 2.8k2022: 3.1k2023: 3.7k2024: 4.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Portugal stood at 4,172. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Portugal peaked at 4,172 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 527.42, in 1990.

Portugal ranks 18th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing in Portugal, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 527.42
1991 673.51 +27.7%
1992 772.28 +14.7%
1993 796.03 +3.1%
1994 783.2 -1.6%
1995 856.26 +9.3%
1996 888.36 +3.7%
1997 935.03 +5.3%
1998 1,009 +7.9%
1999 1,106 +9.6%
2000 1,284 +16.0%
2001 1,458 +13.6%
2002 1,916 +31.5%
2003 2,024 +5.6%
2004 1,764 -12.8%
2005 1,820 +3.2%
2006 1,897 +4.2%
2007 2,015 +6.2%
2008 2,194 +8.9%
2009 2,380 +8.4%
2010 2,399 +0.8%
2011 2,075 -13.5%
2012 2,052 -1.1%
2013 2,035 -0.8%
2014 2,025 -0.5%
2015 2,083 +2.9%
2016 2,191 +5.2%
2017 2,266 +3.4%
2018 2,420 +6.8%
2019 2,581 +6.7%
2020 2,779 +7.7%
2021 2,825 +1.7%
2022 3,058 +8.3%
2023 3,716 +21.5%
2024 4,172 +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 834.72 527.42 1,106 10
2000s 1,875 1,284 2,380 10
2010s 2,213 2,025 2,581 10
2020s 3,310 2,779 4,172 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 15 Romania 6,231 compare
  2. 16 Ireland 5,821 compare
  3. 17 Czechia 4,380 compare
  4. 19 Slovakia 3,518 compare
  5. 20 Hungary 3,479 compare
  6. 21 Luxembourg 2,756 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 Portugal?
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Portugal was 4,172 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 4,172 in 2024.
What is the lowest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 527.42 in 1990.
How does Portugal rank for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and?
Portugal ranks 18th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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