Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Cyprus's social benefits by function increased by 4.7% compared to 2023, reaching 3.32.

Cyprus accounts for 47.3% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

Cyprus ranks 27th 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 16.6% (from 3.98 in 2019).

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