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

In 2024, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 6.2% compared to 2023, reaching 53.1.

Belgium ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 27.2% (from 41.7 in 2019).

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