DE · 2012 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Germany, 2012
In 2012, Germany's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 8.9% compared to 2011, reaching 101.2.
Germany accounts for 102.4% of the EU-27 total of 98.8.
Germany 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 fallen by 12.8% (from 116.1 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.