PT · 2019 · tespm050

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

Portugal, 2019

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
72.7
Portugal, 2019
▲ 1.8% vs 2018 (71.4)
Analysis

In 2019, Portugal's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 1.8% compared to 2018, reaching 72.7.

Portugal accounts for 74.2% of the EU-27 total of 97.9.

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 10.2% (from 80.9 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
74.2%
EU-27: 97.9
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