SE · 2015 · tespm050

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

Sweden, 2015

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
135.9
Sweden, 2015
▼ 5.6% vs 2014 (144.0)
Analysis

In 2015, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 5.6% compared to 2014, reaching 135.9.

Sweden accounts for 141.4% of the EU-27 total of 96.1.

Sweden ranks 6th 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 7.5% (from 146.9 in 2010).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
141.4%
EU-27: 96.1
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