IE · 2020 · tps00106
Social benefits by function - % of total benefits
Ireland, 2020
Social benefits by function - % of total benefits
5.09
Ireland, 2020
▼ 11.3% vs 2019 (5.74)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's social benefits by function decreased by 11.3% compared to 2019, reaching 5.09.
Ireland accounts for 74.1% of the EU-27 total of 6.87.
Ireland ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.4% (from 5.27 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00106, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
74.1%
EU-27: 6.87
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00106