Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2023, Germany's social benefits by function decreased by 0.7% compared to 2022, reaching 7.09.

Germany accounts for 100.4% of the EU-27 total of 7.06.

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 1.3% (from 7.00 in 2018).

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