BE · 2016 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Belgium, 2016
In 2016, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 6.1% compared to 2015, reaching 124.5.
Belgium accounts for 131.2% of the EU-27 total of 94.9.
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 134.9 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.