DE · 2017 · tespm050

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

Germany, 2017

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
99.6
Germany, 2017
▼ 4.5% vs 2016 (104.3)
Analysis

In 2017, Germany's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 4.5% compared to 2016, reaching 99.6.

Germany accounts for 102.5% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.

Germany ranks 15th 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 1.6% (from 101.2 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
102.5%
EU-27: 97.2
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