IE · 2017 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 2.2% compared to 2016, reaching 157.7.
Ireland accounts for 162.3% of the EU-27 total of 97.2.
Ireland ranks 2nd 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 10.3% (from 175.9 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.