PT · 2021 · tespm050

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

Portugal, 2021

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
60.0
Portugal, 2021
▼ 23.2% vs 2020 (78.1)
Analysis

In 2021, Portugal's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 23.2% compared to 2020, reaching 60.0.

Portugal accounts for 54.3% of the EU-27 total of 110.5.

Portugal ranks 26th 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 16.7% (from 72.0 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
54.3%
EU-27: 110.5
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