IE · 2016 · tps00106
Social benefits by function - % of total benefits
Ireland, 2016
In 2016, Ireland's social benefits by function increased by 1.9% compared to 2015, reaching 5.37.
Ireland accounts for 73.9% of the EU-27 total of 7.27.
Ireland ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00106, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.