Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2018, Italy's social benefits by function increased by 0.4% compared to 2017, reaching 5.68.

Italy accounts for 78.3% of the EU-27 total of 7.25.

Italy 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 1.9% (from 5.79 in 2013).

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