Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region

In 2025, Malta's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 5.8% compared to 2024, reaching 24.9.

Malta ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.4% (from 21.0 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.