BE · 2021 · tps00082
Social benefits by function - million EUR
Belgium, 2021
In 2021, Belgium's social benefits by function increased by 1.0% compared to 2020, reaching 145,293.
Belgium accounts for 3.4% of the EU-27 total of 4,211,899.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 21.8% (from 119,253 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00082, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.