Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
70.9%
Iceland
Lowest
7.6%
North Macedonia
Median
31.2%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
482
What the numbers show
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex and educational attainment level is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 70.9% in Iceland; the lowest is 7.6% in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.2%, and the mean is 32.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 95.8%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 47.7%).
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 70.9% | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 62.2% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 61.0% | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 52.9% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 51.8% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 44.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 41.5% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 40.5% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 40.2% | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 40.2% | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 39.8% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 39.8% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 38.1% | 2025 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 38.1% | 2025 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 15 | France | 36.2% | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 35.9% | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | Cyprus | 35.2% | 2025 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 18 | Italy | 34.2% | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 33.0% | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 20 | Germany | 32.7% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 31.2% | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 31.2% | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 30.8% | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 24 | Malta | 29.8% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Montenegro | 28.0% | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 28.0% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 27.8% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 26.4% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 26.4% | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 26.2% | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 26.2% | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 23.5% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 23.5% | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 22.6% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 34 | Slovakia | 22.6% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 21.9% | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 20.7% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 18.7% | 2025 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 15.2% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 15.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 11.9% | 2025 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 42 | Türkiye | 7.8% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.