BE · 2016 · tespm050_r

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region

Belgium, 2016

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
41.5
Belgium, 2016
▼ 6.1% vs 2015 (44.2)
Analysis

In 2016, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 6.1% compared to 2015, reaching 41.5.

Belgium ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.7% (from 45.0 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
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