Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2021, Ireland's social benefits by function decreased by 2.9% compared to 2020, reaching 4.94.

Ireland accounts for 71.8% of the EU-27 total of 6.88.

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 8.0% (from 5.37 in 2016).

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