Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Belgium's social benefits by function increased by 1.2% compared to 2023, reaching 10.0.

Belgium accounts for 143.0% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.2% (from 9.28 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00106, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.