Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers was 16.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2011
All-time low
12.9%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 18.62009: 19.72010: 352011: 35.42012: 16.52015: 16.42016: 16.52017: 12.92018: 16.52019: 16.32020: 15.62021: 16.12022: 16.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 16.3% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Uruguay peaked at 35.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 18.6%
2009 19.7% +6.3%
2010 35.0% +77.3%
2011 35.4% +1.2%
2012 16.5% -53.4%
2015 16.4% -0.8%
2016 16.5% +0.7%
2017 12.9% -21.6%
2018 16.5% +27.6%
2019 16.3% -0.8%
2020 15.6% -4.5%
2021 16.1% +3.0%
2022 16.3% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.2% 18.6% 19.7% 2
2010s 20.7% 12.9% 35.4% 8
2020s 16.0% 15.6% 16.3% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 21 Argentina 18.0% compare
  2. 22 Honduras 16.9% compare
  3. 23 Colombia 16.5% compare
  4. 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.2% compare
  5. 26 Mexico 15.1% compare
  6. 27 Paraguay 14.7% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Uruguay was 16.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 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