Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
76.8
Belgium
Lowest
1.2
Albania
Median
50.2
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
506
What the numbers show
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 76.8 in Belgium; the lowest is 1.2 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.2, and the mean is 47.91.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 260.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 92.5%).
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) … household: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 76.8 | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 73.9 | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Netherlands | 73.9 | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 69 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 69 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Ireland | 67.2 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 66.6 | 2025 | up 215.6% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 66.6 | 2025 | up 215.6% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 66.2 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 62.2 | 2025 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 62 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 61.1 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 60.6 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 60.4 | 2020 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 59.2 | 2025 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 58.2 | 2025 | up 232.6% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 58.2 | 2025 | up 232.6% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 57.4 | 2025 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 57.4 | 2025 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 20 | France | 57.2 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 54.1 | 2025 | up 160.1% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 50.2 | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 50.2 | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 49.9 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 49.9 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 45.7 | 2025 | up 204.7% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 45.1 | 2025 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 45.1 | 2025 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 43.9 | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 42.2 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 42.1 | 2025 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 41 | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 41 | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 36.7 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 35 | Malta | 33.4 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 31.7 | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 31.5 | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 30.9 | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 30.9 | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 22.8 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 19.7 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 17.7 | 2025 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 43 | Türkiye | 14.4 | 2025 | up 260.0% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 1.7 | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Albania | 1.2 | 2025 | down 89.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.