DE · 2017 · tps00083
Net social benefits by function
Germany, 2017
In 2017, Germany's net social benefits by function increased by 3.5% compared to 2016, reaching 839,931.
Germany accounts for 26.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,191,414.
Germany ranks 1st 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 21.2% (from 692,885 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00083, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.