SE · 2013 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Sweden, 2013
In 2013, Sweden's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 6.2% compared to 2012, reaching 133.9.
Sweden accounts for 131.8% of the EU-27 total of 101.6.
Sweden ranks 7th 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 18.8% (from 165.0 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.