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

In 2025, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 0.9% compared to 2024, reaching 52.6.

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 17.1% (from 44.9 in 2020).

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