BE · 2016 · tespm050

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

Belgium, 2016

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
124.5
Belgium, 2016
▼ 6.1% vs 2015 (132.6)
Analysis

In 2016, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 6.1% compared to 2015, reaching 124.5.

Belgium accounts for 131.2% of the EU-27 total of 94.9.

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 134.9 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
131.2%
EU-27: 94.9
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