BE · 2015 · tespm050

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex

Belgium, 2015

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
132.6
Belgium, 2015
▲ 1.3% vs 2014 (130.9)
Analysis

In 2015, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 1.3% compared to 2014, reaching 132.6.

Belgium accounts for 138.0% of the EU-27 total of 96.1.

Belgium ranks 7th 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 2.5% (from 136.0 in 2010).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
138.0%
EU-27: 96.1
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