SE · 2016 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Sweden, 2016
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.