Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
49,255
France
Lowest
25.38
Malta
Median
1,326
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,186
What the numbers show
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 49,255 in France; the lowest is 25.38 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,326, and the mean is 5,660.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,941.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 349.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 58.3%).
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 49,255 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 39,483 | 2023 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 25,709 | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Spain | 24,379 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7,475 | 2018 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 7,333 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Belgium | 5,521 | 2023 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 5,430 | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands | 5,026 | 2023 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 4,563 | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 4,324 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 12 | Denmark | 3,342 | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 2,431 | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Greece | 2,088 | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 1,833 | 2024 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 1,627 | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 1,538 | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 1,326 | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 1,140 | 2024 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 620.84 | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 617.99 | 2023 | up 349.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 595.7 | 2024 | up 52.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 391.25 | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 330.75 | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 282.17 | 2024 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 273.98 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 261.25 | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 28 | Latvia | 259.64 | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Iceland | 190 | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | 149.91 | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 105.19 | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85.8 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 51.29 | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Montenegro | 34.88 | 2023 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malta | 25.38 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 1,368