IE · 2017 · tps00082
Social benefits by function - million EUR
Ireland, 2017
Social benefits by function - million EUR
42,914
Ireland, 2017
▲ 3.7% vs 2016 (41,383)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's social benefits by function increased by 3.7% compared to 2016, reaching 42,914.
Ireland accounts for 1.2% of the EU-27 total of 3,515,698.
Ireland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.4% (from 40,697 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00082, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.2%
EU-27: 3,515,698
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00082