Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2021, Portugal's social benefits by function increased by 0.3% compared to 2020, reaching 6.78.

Portugal accounts for 98.5% of the EU-27 total of 6.88.

Portugal ranks 14th 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 6.2% (from 7.23 in 2016).

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