PT · 2017 · tespm050

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

Portugal, 2017

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
67.4
Portugal, 2017
▼ 6.4% vs 2016 (72.0)
Analysis

In 2017, Portugal's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 6.4% compared to 2016, reaching 67.4.

Portugal accounts for 69.3% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.

Portugal ranks 22nd 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 23.2% (from 87.8 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
69.3%
EU-27: 97.2
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