Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private was 14.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
14.3%
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
45.1%
in 2011
All-time low
14.3%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Uruguay, 2008–2022

10203040502008201520222008: 17.42009: 20.82010: 412011: 45.12012: 19.32015: 22.82016: 19.22017: 18.52018: 21.32019: 22.32020: 20.42022: 14.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 14.3% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Uruguay peaked at 45.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.4%
2009 20.8% +19.8%
2010 41.0% +97.1%
2011 45.1% +9.9%
2012 19.3% -57.3%
2015 22.8% +18.6%
2016 19.2% -16.0%
2017 18.5% -3.8%
2018 21.3% +15.5%
2019 22.3% +4.8%
2020 20.4% -8.6%
2022 14.3% -30.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.1% 17.4% 20.8% 2
2010s 26.2% 18.5% 45.1% 8
2020s 17.4% 14.3% 20.4% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 27 Mongolia 19.2% compare
  2. 28 Peru 18.1% compare
  3. 29 Georgia 17.4% compare
  4. 31 Ecuador 13.4% compare
  5. 32 Côte d'Ivoire 13.0% compare
  6. 33 Belarus 12.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Uruguay was 14.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private?
Uruguay ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group