BE · 2018 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Belgium, 2018
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
35.2
Belgium, 2018
▼ 12.1% vs 2017 (40.0)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 12.1% compared to 2017, reaching 35.2.
Belgium ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.4% (from 42.6 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm050_r