Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2021, Germany's social benefits by function increased by 1.0% compared to 2020, reaching 7.02.

Germany accounts for 102.0% of the EU-27 total of 6.88.

Germany ranks 13th 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 3.1% (from 6.81 in 2016).

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