Expenditure on social protection per inhabitant at constant prices

In 2021, Portugal's expenditure on social protection per inhabitant at constant prices increased by 2.8% compared to 2020, reaching 4,915.

Portugal accounts for 57.3% of the EU-27 total of 8,583.

Portugal ranks 15th 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 14.3% (from 4,300 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00099, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.