Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Germany's social benefits by function decreased by 1.1% compared to 2023, reaching 7.01.

Germany accounts for 99.9% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

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 0.0% (from 7.01 in 2019).

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