NL · 2017 · tespm050

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

Netherlands, 2017

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
119.2
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 6.6% vs 2016 (127.6)
Analysis

In 2017, Netherlands's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 6.6% compared to 2016, reaching 119.2.

Netherlands accounts for 122.6% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.

Netherlands ranks 11th 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 22.1% (from 152.9 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
122.6%
EU-27: 97.2
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