Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 64.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
64.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
112.4%
in 2019
All-time low
44.6%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02550751002008201520222008: 44.62009: 45.42010: 45.32011: 46.12012: 54.62015: 54.32016: 59.12017: 100.92018: 55.82019: 112.42020: 70.92021: 63.42022: 64.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay is 64.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 112.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2008.

That places Uruguay 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 44.6%
2009 45.4% +1.7%
2010 45.3% -0.2%
2011 46.1% +1.9%
2012 54.6% +18.3%
2015 54.3% -0.6%
2016 59.1% +8.8%
2017 100.9% +70.9%
2018 55.8% -44.7%
2019 112.4% +101.4%
2020 70.9% -36.9%
2021 63.4% -10.6%
2022 64.8% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.0% 44.6% 45.4% 2
2010s 66.1% 45.3% 112.4% 8
2020s 66.4% 63.4% 70.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 Belarus 91.8% compare
  2. 4 Poland 78.8% compare
  3. 5 South Africa 69.4% compare
  4. 7 Colombia 63.4% compare
  5. 8 Brazil 62.9% compare
  6. 9 Mongolia 59.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 64.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 112.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 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