Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region

In 2024, Romania's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 20.5% compared to 2023, reaching 18.8.

Romania 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 grown by 22.9% (from 15.3 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.