IE · 2018 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2018
In 2018, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 1.5% compared to 2017, reaching 155.3.
Ireland accounts for 157.9% of the EU-27 total of 98.4.
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 12.3% (from 177.0 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.