Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
436,747 Million euro
Germany
Lowest
414.22 Million euro
Montenegro
Median
26,403 Million euro
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,186

What the numbers show

Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 436,747 Million euro in Germany; the lowest is 414.22 Million euro in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 26,403 Million euro, and the mean is 67,763 Million euro.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,054.

Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 436,747 Million euro 2023 up 57.0% rising
2 France 357,487 Million euro 2023 up 30.2% rising
3 Italy 303,338 Million euro 2023 up 32.7% rising
4 United Kingdom 271,545 Million euro 2018 up 31.9% rising
5 Spain 169,118 Million euro 2024 up 66.5% rising
6 Netherlands 101,867 Million euro 2023 up 54.6% rising
7 Switzerland 95,027 Million euro 2023 up 75.8% volatile
8 Poland 91,885 Million euro 2024 up 140.9% rising
9 Austria 72,514 Million euro 2024 up 68.8% rising
10 Sweden 69,619 Million euro 2024 up 26.8% rising
11 Belgium 69,584 Million euro 2023 up 81.7% rising
12 Türkiye 63,997 Million euro 2024 up 58.5% rising
13 Norway 41,308 Million euro 2023 up 24.3% volatile
14 Denmark 40,476 Million euro 2023 up 25.3% rising
15 Finland 39,867 Million euro 2024 up 60.5% volatile
16 Portugal 32,062 Million euro 2024 up 45.3% volatile
17 Czechia 29,628 Million euro 2024 up 126.3% volatile
18 Greece 27,356 Million euro 2023 up 10.4% rising
19 Romania 25,450 Million euro 2023 up 142.7% volatile
20 Ireland 18,273 Million euro 2023 up 52.8% volatile
21 Hungary 15,657 Million euro 2024 up 64.2% rising
22 Slovakia 11,140 Million euro 2024 up 101.1% volatile
23 Bulgaria 9,033 Million euro 2024 up 167.9% rising
24 Luxembourg 6,915 Million euro 2024 up 112.3% volatile
25 Serbia 6,725 Million euro 2024 up 91.5% rising
26 Croatia 6,326 Million euro 2024 up 102.1% rising
27 Slovenia 5,790 Million euro 2023 up 56.1% rising
28 Lithuania 4,827 Million euro 2023 up 114.4% volatile
29 Latvia 3,387 Million euro 2024 up 98.4% volatile
30 Estonia 3,060 Million euro 2024 up 136.5% volatile
31 Cyprus 2,483 Million euro 2024 up 47.2% rising
32 Iceland 2,155 Million euro 2023 up 221.9% volatile
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,762 Million euro 2023 up 122.6% rising
34 Malta 1,333 Million euro 2024 up 97.3% volatile
35 Albania 1,309 Million euro 2023 up 62.0% rising
36 Montenegro 414.22 Million euro 2023 up 49.4% rising

About this data

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