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

In 2025, Bulgaria's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 2.8% compared to 2024, reaching 26.9.

Bulgaria ranks 19th 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 31.9% (from 20.4 in 2020).

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