Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Malta's social benefits by function decreased by 4.4% compared to 2023, reaching 4.17.

Malta accounts for 59.4% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

Malta ranks 26th 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 6.4% (from 3.92 in 2019).

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