Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and was 4.00 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.00 million
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
7th
of 10 regions
All-time high
4.00 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.73 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201120232000: 1.7M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.9M2003: 2.0M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.1M2006: 2.2M2007: 2.3M2008: 2.4M2009: 2.6M2010: 2.7M2011: 2.7M2012: 2.8M2013: 2.8M2014: 2.9M2015: 3.0M2016: 3.0M2017: 3.1M2018: 3.2M2019: 3.3M2020: 3.6M2021: 3.7M2022: 3.8M2023: 4.0M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) is 4.00 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 4.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million, in 2000.

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

Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.73 million
2001 1.82 million +4.8%
2002 1.92 million +5.6%
2003 2.00 million +4.4%
2004 2.07 million +3.6%
2005 2.15 million +3.5%
2006 2.23 million +3.8%
2007 2.32 million +3.9%
2008 2.43 million +5.1%
2009 2.59 million +6.6%
2010 2.66 million +2.5%
2011 2.70 million +1.6%
2012 2.75 million +1.8%
2013 2.81 million +2.2%
2014 2.88 million +2.3%
2015 2.95 million +2.6%
2016 3.02 million +2.3%
2017 3.09 million +2.5%
2018 3.19 million +2.9%
2019 3.31 million +4.0%
2020 3.59 million +8.3%
2021 3.69 million +2.8%
2022 3.78 million +2.4%
2023 4.00 million +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.13 million 1.73 million 2.59 million 10
2010s 2.94 million 2.66 million 3.31 million 10
2020s 3.76 million 3.59 million 4.00 million 4

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

  1. 4 Italy 597,937 compare
  2. 5 Spain 401,818 compare
  3. 6 Netherlands 271,229 compare
  4. 7 Switzerland 220,502 compare
  5. 8 Poland 202,758 compare
  6. 9 Belgium 165,806 compare
  7. 10 Austria 157,650 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 4.00 million in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The highest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million in 2000.
How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 7th out of 10 regions with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 social benefits by function, type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Expenditure on social benefits by function, 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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