Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit was 183,460 Million euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 183,460 Million euro, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 279,806 Million euro in 2020 and was at its lowest, 144,987 Million euro, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Million euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 144,987 Million euro | — |
| 2009 | 184,773 Million euro | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 186,597 Million euro | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 180,791 Million euro | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 178,367 Million euro | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 182,051 Million euro | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 174,923 Million euro | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 168,600 Million euro | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 165,290 Million euro | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 157,122 Million euro | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 153,642 Million euro | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 157,501 Million euro | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 279,806 Million euro | +77.7% |
| 2021 | 231,712 Million euro | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 163,030 Million euro | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 168,376 Million euro | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 183,460 Million euro | +9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +77.7% | 157,501 Million euro | 279,806 Million euro |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164,880 Million euro | 144,987 Million euro | 184,773 Million euro | 2 |
| 2010s | 170,488 Million euro | 153,642 Million euro | 186,597 Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 205,277 Million euro | 163,030 Million euro | 279,806 Million euro | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 France 51,301 Million euro compare
- 2 Germany 45,493 Million euro compare
- 3 Italy 26,692 Million euro compare
- 4 Spain 24,379 Million euro compare
- 5 United Kingdom 7,475 Million euro compare
- 5 United Kingdom 7,475 Million euro compare
- 7 Netherlands 7,426 Million euro compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,747 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.2 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.32 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,896 Euro (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.8 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.2 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 183,460 Million euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 279,806 Million euro in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 144,987 Million euro in 2008.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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