SE · 2018 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Sweden, 2018
In 2018, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 6.1% compared to 2017, reaching 129.8.
Sweden accounts for 131.9% of the EU-27 total of 98.4.
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 3.1% (from 133.9 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.