Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit was 195,404 Million euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 195,404 Million euro for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 297,959 Million euro in 2020 and was at its lowest, 154,141 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Million euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 154,141 Million euro | — |
| 2009 | 196,850 Million euro | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 200,780 Million euro | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 193,484 Million euro | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 191,382 Million euro | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 195,337 Million euro | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 186,733 Million euro | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 179,783 Million euro | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 176,104 Million euro | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 168,401 Million euro | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 163,999 Million euro | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 167,611 Million euro | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 297,959 Million euro | +77.8% |
| 2021 | 247,917 Million euro | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 173,508 Million euro | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 178,875 Million euro | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 195,404 Million euro | +9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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 | +77.8% | 167,611 Million euro | 297,959 Million euro |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 175,496 Million euro | 154,141 Million euro | 196,850 Million euro | 2 |
| 2010s | 182,361 Million euro | 163,999 Million euro | 200,780 Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,733 Million euro | 173,508 Million euro | 297,959 Million euro | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 195,404 Million euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 297,959 Million euro in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,141 Million euro in 2008.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 9 regions with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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