Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Austria's social benefits by function increased by 5.9% compared to 2023, reaching 5.60.

Austria accounts for 79.8% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

Austria ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.1% (from 6.16 in 2019).

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