Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Expenditure on social benefits by function was 4.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.27 million
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
5th
of 9 regions
All-time high
4.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.73 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 4.27 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 4.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.73 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.92 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.00 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.15 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.23 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.44 million | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.60 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.75 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.82 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.88 million | +2.2% |
| 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 | 4.01 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 4.27 million | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 1.73 million | 2.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 million | 2.66 million | 3.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million | 3.59 million | 4.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 2 France 960,618 compare
- 3 Italy 645,053 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 617,697 compare
- 4 United Kingdom 617,697 compare
- 6 Spain 427,072 compare
- 7 Netherlands 313,696 compare
- 8 Netherlands 294,787 compare
More reference data data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Deaths (total) by month 3.26 million (2012)
- Deaths by age and sex 3.26 million (2012)
- Divorce indicators 642,979 (2016)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0033 (2013)
- Gross fixed capital formation by main asset type - annual data 109.82 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (index) 129.49 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (monthly rate of change) 0.2 (2025)
- HICP - item weights 1,000 (2025)
- HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) 128.69 (2025)
- HICP - monthly data (annual rate of change) 1.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 4.27 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest expenditure on social benefits by function 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?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 5th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on social benefits by function rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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