Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing was 1.64 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.64 million
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
8th
of 10 regions
All-time high
1.64 million
in 2023
All-time low
677,045
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2000–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201120232000: 677.0k2001: 709.4k2002: 744.0k2003: 778.1k2004: 811.0k2005: 833.1k2006: 870.9k2007: 913.8k2008: 959.7k2009: 1.0M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.2M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.5M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.6M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) recorded 1.64 million for expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 1.64 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 677,045, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 830,038 677,045 1.00 million 10
2010s 1.18 million 1.04 million 1.36 million 10
2020s 1.51 million 1.41 million 1.64 million 4

Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

  1. 5 Spain 169,118 compare
  2. 6 Netherlands 101,867 compare
  3. 7 Switzerland 95,027 compare
  4. 8 Poland 91,885 compare
  5. 9 Austria 72,514 compare
  6. 10 Sweden 69,619 compare
  7. 11 Belgium 69,584 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 1.64 million in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The lowest recorded value was 677,045 in 2000.
How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 8th out of 10 regions with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Expenditure on old age 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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