IE · 2018 · tps00082
Social benefits by function - million EUR
Ireland, 2018
Social benefits by function - million EUR
44,494
Ireland, 2018
▲ 3.7% vs 2017 (42,914)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's social benefits by function increased by 3.7% compared to 2017, reaching 44,494.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,616,021.
Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.3% (from 39,623 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00082, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
1.2%
EU-27: 3,616,021
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00082