BE · 2022 · tespm050

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

Belgium, 2022

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
147.1
Belgium, 2022
▼ 7.7% vs 2021 (159.3)
Analysis

In 2022, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 7.7% compared to 2021, reaching 147.1.

Belgium accounts for 139.9% of the EU-27 total of 105.1.

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 22.6% (from 120.0 in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
139.9%
EU-27: 105.1
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