IE · 2018 · tps00083
Net social benefits by function
Ireland, 2018
In 2018, Ireland's net social benefits by function increased by 3.7% compared to 2017, reaching 42,193.
Ireland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,276,967.
Ireland ranks 13th 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 9.4% (from 38,567 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00083, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.