BE · 2018 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Belgium, 2018
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
105.5
Belgium, 2018
▼ 12.1% vs 2017 (120.0)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 12.1% compared to 2017, reaching 105.5.
Belgium accounts for 107.3% of the EU-27 total of 98.4.
Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.4% (from 127.8 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
107.3%
EU-27: 98.4
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm050