Social benefits by function - PPS per inhabitant

In 2018, Ireland's social benefits by function increased by 3.3% compared to 2017, reaching 379.0.

Ireland accounts for 64.4% of the EU-27 total of 588.1.

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 7.5% (from 352.4 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00107, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.