IE · 2016 · tespm050

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

Ireland, 2016

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
154.4
Ireland, 2016
▼ 7.3% vs 2015 (166.5)
Analysis

In 2016, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 7.3% compared to 2015, reaching 154.4.

Ireland accounts for 162.6% of the EU-27 total of 94.9.

Ireland ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.5% (from 184.9 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
162.6%
EU-27: 94.9
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