Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing was 238,184 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 238,184. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 238,184 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 181,101, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 181,101 | — |
| 2009 | 185,969 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 188,123 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 190,088 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 192,808 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 195,371 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 197,597 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 199,457 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 201,179 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 203,534 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 206,935 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 212,166 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 214,496 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 217,156 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 223,950 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 238,184 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 183,535 | 181,101 | 185,969 | 2 |
| 2010s | 198,726 | 188,123 | 212,166 | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,446 | 214,496 | 238,184 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 238,184 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 238,184 in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,101 in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd out of 10 regions with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 survivors function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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