Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Italy's social benefits by function decreased by 1.8% compared to 2023, reaching 5.42.

Italy accounts for 77.2% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

Italy ranks 20th 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 4.1% (from 5.65 in 2019).

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