Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on social benefits by function was 4.30 million Million euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 4.30 million Million euro for expenditure on social benefits by function in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 4.30 million Million euro in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million Million euro, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.53 million Million euro | 2.45 million Million euro | 2.61 million Million euro | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.95 million Million euro | 2.68 million Million euro | 3.34 million Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 million Million euro | 3.61 million Million euro | 4.30 million Million euro | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Expenditure on social benefits by function in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 4.30 million Million euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 million Million euro in 2024.
- What is the lowest expenditure on social benefits by function recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million Million euro in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on social benefits by function?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on social benefits by function rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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