Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): 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
7th
of 10 regions
All-time high
1.64 million
in 2023
All-time low
962,416
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 1.64 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 962,416, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 962,416 | — |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 984,258 | 962,416 | 1.01 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.04 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.42 million | 1.64 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 4 United Kingdom 271,545 compare
- 5 Spain 169,118 compare
- 6 Netherlands 101,867 compare
- 7 Switzerland 95,027 compare
- 8 Poland 91,885 compare
- 9 Austria 72,514 compare
- 10 Sweden 69,619 compare
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- Industry confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data -2.4 (2025)
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- Supply, transformation and consumption of derived heat 60 (2024)
- Industry survey results - quarterly data 22.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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 – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- 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 – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 962,416 in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 7th 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 – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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