LV · 2017 · tespm050

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

Latvia, 2017

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
65.7
Latvia, 2017
▲ 1.5% vs 2016 (64.7)
Analysis

In 2017, Latvia's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 1.5% compared to 2016, reaching 65.7.

Latvia accounts for 67.6% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.

Latvia ranks 23rd 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 13.4% (from 75.9 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
67.6%
EU-27: 97.2
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