SE · 2019 · tespm050

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

Sweden, 2019

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
122.5
Sweden, 2019
▼ 5.6% vs 2018 (129.8)
Analysis

In 2019, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 5.6% compared to 2018, reaching 122.5.

Sweden accounts for 125.1% of the EU-27 total of 97.9.

Sweden ranks 8th 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 14.9% (from 144.0 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
125.1%
EU-27: 97.9
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