BE · 2021 · tespm050

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

Belgium, 2021

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
159.3
Belgium, 2021
▲ 18.2% vs 2020 (134.8)
Analysis

In 2021, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 18.2% compared to 2020, reaching 159.3.

Belgium accounts for 144.2% of the EU-27 total of 110.5.

Belgium ranks 4th 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 27.9% (from 124.5 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
144.2%
EU-27: 110.5
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
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