Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 57.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
57.8%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
101.8%
in 2019
All-time low
39.2%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02550751002008201520222008: 39.22009: 44.12010: 46.32011: 42.52012: 52.62015: 59.52016: 51.52017: 101.72018: 53.52019: 101.82020: 65.52021: 53.72022: 57.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay stood at 57.8%.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 101.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2008.

That places Uruguay 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 39.2%
2009 44.1% +12.4%
2010 46.3% +5.1%
2011 42.5% -8.2%
2012 52.6% +23.7%
2015 59.5% +13.0%
2016 51.5% -13.4%
2017 101.7% +97.6%
2018 53.5% -47.4%
2019 101.8% +90.3%
2020 65.5% -35.6%
2021 53.7% -18.0%
2022 57.8% +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.6% 39.2% 44.1% 2
2010s 63.7% 42.5% 101.8% 8
2020s 59.0% 53.7% 65.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 6 Brazil 64.9% compare
  2. 7 Moldova 60.8% compare
  3. 8 Sri Lanka 60.3% compare
  4. 10 Colombia 57.7% compare
  5. 11 Ukraine 57.2% compare
  6. 12 Turkey 56.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 57.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 291 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group