IE · 2018 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2018
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
155.3
Ireland, 2018
▼ 1.5% vs 2017 (157.7)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 1.5% compared to 2017, reaching 155.3.
Ireland accounts for 157.9% of the EU-27 total of 98.4.
Ireland ranks 2nd 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 12.3% (from 177.0 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
157.9%
EU-27: 98.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm050