Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Bulgaria's social benefits by function increased by 7.1% compared to 2023, reaching 11.2.

Bulgaria accounts for 160.0% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd 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 35.3% (from 8.30 in 2019).

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