BE · 2021 · tps00083
Net social benefits by function
Belgium, 2021
In 2021, Belgium's net social benefits by function increased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 132,459.
Belgium accounts for 3.5% of the EU-27 total of 3,830,069.
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 20.1% (from 110,292 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00083, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.