Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2019, Italy's social benefits by function decreased by 0.5% compared to 2018, reaching 5.65.

Italy accounts for 78.6% of the EU-27 total of 7.19.

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 2.6% (from 5.80 in 2014).

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