SE · 2016 · tespm050

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

Sweden, 2016

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
137.5
Sweden, 2016
▲ 1.1% vs 2015 (135.9)
Analysis

In 2016, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 1.1% compared to 2015, reaching 137.5.

Sweden accounts for 144.8% of the EU-27 total of 94.9.

Sweden ranks 5th 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 5.2% (from 145.0 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
144.8%
EU-27: 94.9
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