In 2022, the EU member states have spent a total of €228 billion in state aid marking a reduction of almost 35% year on year, mainly due to the phase-out of COVID-19 related support measures, according to the State Aid Scoreboard 2023.
According to a press release issued by the Office of the Commissioner for State Aid while in 2021, the dispersion of state aid ranged between 4.6% and 0.9% of national GDP, in 2022 it ranged between 2.1% and 0.3% percent of national GDP.
