BE · 2016 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Belgium, 2016
In 2016, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 6.1% compared to 2015, reaching 41.5.
Belgium ranks 10th 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 7.7% (from 45.0 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.