Social benefits by function - PPS per inhabitant

In 2021, Ireland's social benefits by function increased by 0.3% compared to 2020, reaching 390.6.

Ireland accounts for 60.1% of the EU-27 total of 649.4.

Ireland ranks 16th 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 10.2% (from 354.5 in 2016).

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