BE · 2021 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Belgium, 2021
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
159.3
Belgium, 2021
▲ 18.2% vs 2020 (134.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 18.2% compared to 2020, reaching 159.3.
Belgium accounts for 144.2% of the EU-27 total of 110.5.
Belgium ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 27.9% (from 124.5 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
144.2%
EU-27: 110.5
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm050