PT · 2017 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Portugal, 2017
In 2017, Portugal's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 6.4% compared to 2016, reaching 22.5.
Portugal 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 23.2% (from 29.3 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.