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

In 2016, Germany's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 3.9% compared to 2015, reaching 104.3.

Germany accounts for 109.9% of the EU-27 total of 94.9.

Germany ranks 14th 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 6.1% (from 111.1 in 2011).

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