Expenditure on social exclusion function by type of benefit and means-testing by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
35,179 Million euro
France
Lowest
19.11 Million euro
Montenegro
Median
616.77 Million euro
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,186

What the numbers show

Expenditure on social exclusion function by type of benefit and means-testing is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 35,179 Million euro in France; the lowest is 19.11 Million euro in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 616.77 Million euro, and the mean is 3,878 Million euro.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,841.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 764.7%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 29.3%).

Expenditure on social exclusion function by type of benefit and means: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 35,179 Million euro 2023 up 67.8% volatile
2 Italy 19,802 Million euro 2023 up 764.7% volatile
3 Netherlands 15,974 Million euro 2023 up 29.7% rising
4 United Kingdom 13,146 Million euro 2018 down 29.3% volatile
5 Spain 8,198 Million euro 2024 up 218.5% volatile
6 Germany 7,812 Million euro 2023 up 120.8% volatile
7 Belgium 5,395 Million euro 2023 up 90.9% rising
8 Switzerland 5,389 Million euro 2023 up 96.5% rising
9 Denmark 4,199 Million euro 2023 up 7.7% rising
10 Austria 3,584 Million euro 2024 up 130.7% volatile
11 Norway 3,039 Million euro 2023 up 28.9% rising
12 Finland 2,750 Million euro 2024 up 49.1% volatile
13 Sweden 2,585 Million euro 2024 down 22.1% rising
14 Poland 2,573 Million euro 2024 up 365.0% volatile
15 Türkiye 2,136 Million euro 2024 up 89.8% volatile
16 Romania 1,339 Million euro 2023 up 404.5% volatile
17 Czechia 998.82 Million euro 2024 up 103.6% volatile
18 Greece 655.16 Million euro 2023 up 411.0% volatile
19 Luxembourg 578.39 Million euro 2024 up 120.1% volatile
20 Portugal 528.57 Million euro 2024 up 37.2% volatile
21 Slovenia 512.8 Million euro 2023 up 118.0% volatile
22 Slovak Republic 408.67 Million euro 2024 up 47.5% rising
23 Ireland 373.23 Million euro 2023 up 5.0% volatile
24 Hungary 351.74 Million euro 2024 up 180.4% rising
25 Lithuania 325.64 Million euro 2023 up 53.3% volatile
26 Bulgaria 311.73 Million euro 2024 up 156.2% rising
27 Serbia 311.25 Million euro 2024 up 86.3% rising
28 Iceland 270.95 Million euro 2023 up 239.9% volatile
29 Croatia 254.51 Million euro 2024 up 119.6% rising
30 Cyprus 250.25 Million euro 2024 up 24.7% rising
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 137.69 Million euro 2023 up 300.5% volatile
32 Malta 92.41 Million euro 2024 up 247.4% volatile
33 Latvia 75.96 Million euro 2024 up 154.3% volatile
34 Albania 34.97 Million euro 2023 up 152.7% rising
35 Estonia 31.61 Million euro 2024 up 58.8% rising
36 Montenegro 19.11 Million euro 2023 up 20.3% rising

About this data

Indicator
Expenditure on social exclusion function by type of benefit and means-testing
Unit
Million euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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