IE · 2012 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2012
In 2012, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 4.9% compared to 2011, reaching 175.9.
Ireland accounts for 178.0% of the EU-27 total of 98.8.
Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.0% (from 144.1 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.