Social benefits by function - % of total benefits

In 2024, Portugal's social benefits by function decreased by 0.8% compared to 2023, reaching 6.55.

Portugal accounts for 93.3% of the EU-27 total of 7.02.

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 9.3% (from 7.22 in 2019).

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