Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region

In 2024, Bulgaria's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 27.7.

Bulgaria ranks 17th 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 17.0% (from 23.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.