BE · 2017 · tespm050

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

Belgium, 2017

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
120.0
Belgium, 2017
▼ 3.6% vs 2016 (124.5)
Analysis

In 2017, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 3.6% compared to 2016, reaching 120.0.

Belgium accounts for 123.5% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.

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 10.7% (from 134.3 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
123.5%
EU-27: 97.2
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