PT · 2018 · tespm050

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

Portugal, 2018

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
71.4
Portugal, 2018
▲ 5.9% vs 2017 (67.4)
Analysis

In 2018, Portugal's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 5.9% compared to 2017, reaching 71.4.

Portugal accounts for 72.5% of the EU-27 total of 98.4.

Portugal 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 fallen by 10.8% (from 80.0 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
72.5%
EU-27: 98.4
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