BE · 2023 · tps00083
Net social benefits by function
Belgium, 2023
In 2023, Belgium's net social benefits by function increased by 8.0% compared to 2022, reaching 149,585.
Belgium accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 4,193,734.
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 28.4% (from 116,539 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00083, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.