Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and was 4.04 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.04 million
Change on year
up 6.0%
Rank
5th
of 10 regions
All-time high
4.04 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.45 million
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2023
Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 4.04 million. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 4.04 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.45 million | — |
| 2009 | 2.61 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.97 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.21 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.34 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.61 million | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 3.71 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.04 million | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.53 million | 2.45 million | 2.61 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million | 2.68 million | 3.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 million | 3.61 million | 4.04 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 2 France 889,479 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 617,697 compare
- 4 Italy 597,937 compare
- 5 Spain 401,818 compare
- 6 Netherlands 271,229 compare
- 7 Switzerland 220,502 compare
- 8 Poland 202,758 compare
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- Life table by age and sex 0.0034 (2024)
- Industry confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 8.1 (2026)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - quarterly data 104.32 (2026)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of oil and petroleum products 9,366 (2025)
- Construction confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 7 (2026)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of derived heat 58 (2025)
- Industry survey results - quarterly data 19.6 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4.04 million in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on social benefits by function, type of benefit and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 5th 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 – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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