Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
66,037 Million euro
Germany
Lowest
20.61 Million euro
Estonia
Median
1,457 Million euro
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,186
What the numbers show
Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 66,037 Million euro in Germany; the lowest is 20.61 Million euro in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,457 Million euro, and the mean is 8,076 Million euro.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,204.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 190.4%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 42.9%).
Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 66,037 Million euro | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 50,024 Million euro | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 3 | France | 43,231 Million euro | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 35,891 Million euro | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 14,096 Million euro | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 12,515 Million euro | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 10,497 Million euro | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 8,915 Million euro | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 8,150 Million euro | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 7,669 Million euro | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 5,263 Million euro | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Portugal | 5,008 Million euro | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 2,590 Million euro | 2023 | up 150.9% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 2,190 Million euro | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 1,974 Million euro | 2023 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Czechia | 1,834 Million euro | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 1,758 Million euro | 2018 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | 1,470 Million euro | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 1,444 Million euro | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 1,324 Million euro | 2024 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1,220 Million euro | 2024 | up 190.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 1,219 Million euro | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1,123 Million euro | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Sweden | 920.88 Million euro | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 888.95 Million euro | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 788.09 Million euro | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 717.94 Million euro | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 685.66 Million euro | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 386.95 Million euro | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 250.33 Million euro | 2023 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 217.29 Million euro | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 132.91 Million euro | 2023 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 33 | Montenegro | 127.11 Million euro | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 106.43 Million euro | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 49.4 Million euro | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 20.61 Million euro | 2024 | up 67.4% | rising |