SE · 2021 · tespm050

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

Sweden, 2021

Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
133.6
Sweden, 2021
▲ 4.3% vs 2020 (128.1)
Analysis

In 2021, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 4.3% compared to 2020, reaching 133.6.

Sweden accounts for 120.8% of the EU-27 total of 110.5.

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 2.8% (from 137.5 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
120.8%
EU-27: 110.5
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