Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020): Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing was 1.77 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), 2008–2018
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2018, expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) stood at 1.77 million. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) peaked at 1.77 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.30 million | — |
| 2009 | 1.33 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.67 million | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.77 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 million | 1.30 million | 1.33 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.40 million | 1.77 million | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- Expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) was 1.77 million in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2008.
- How does European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) rank for expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing?
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) ranks 3rd out of 10 regions with data for 2018.
- Is expenditure on old age function by type of benefit and means-testing rising or falling in European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 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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