Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Expenditure on social benefits by function was 4.02 million Million euro in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 4.02 million Million euro. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 4.02 million Million euro in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million Million euro, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.52 million Million euro | 2.44 million Million euro | 2.60 million Million euro | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million Million euro | 2.67 million Million euro | 3.33 million Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 million Million euro | 3.60 million Million euro | 4.02 million Million euro | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 3 Italy 623,391 Million euro compare
- 4 United Kingdom 617,697 Million euro compare
- 5 Spain 401,818 Million euro compare
- 6 Netherlands 294,787 Million euro compare
- 7 Switzerland 220,502 Million euro compare
- 8 Poland 202,758 Million euro compare
- 9 Belgium 177,884 Million euro compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 4.02 million Million euro in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 million Million euro in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million Million euro in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for expenditure on social benefits by function?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 6th out of 9 regions with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on social benefits by function rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 social benefits by function. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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