BG · 2012 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Bulgaria, 2012
In 2012, Bulgaria's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 4.4% compared to 2011, reaching 18.2.
Bulgaria ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 32.2% (from 13.7 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.