LV · 2016 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Latvia, 2016
In 2016, Latvia's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 22.8% compared to 2015, reaching 21.6.
Latvia ranks 22nd 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 25.8% (from 29.1 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.