SE · 2012 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Sweden, 2012
In 2012, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 1.5% compared to 2011, reaching 142.8.
Sweden accounts for 144.5% of the EU-27 total of 98.8.
Sweden ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 23.0% (from 185.5 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.