LT · 2016 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Lithuania, 2016
In 2016, Lithuania's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 3.9% compared to 2015, reaching 21.5.
Lithuania ranks 23rd 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 40.9% (from 36.4 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.