Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 55.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.1%
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
83.4%
in 2019
All-time low
36.8%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 37.52009: 36.92010: 37.72011: 36.82012: 41.52015: 42.12016: 50.42017: 81.12018: 51.72019: 83.42020: 57.42021: 50.92022: 55.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay stood at 55.1%.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 83.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2011.

That places Uruguay 8th 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 37.5%
2009 36.9% -1.6%
2010 37.7% +2.1%
2011 36.8% -2.2%
2012 41.5% +12.7%
2015 42.1% +1.4%
2016 50.4% +19.5%
2017 81.1% +61.0%
2018 51.7% -36.3%
2019 83.4% +61.5%
2020 57.4% -31.2%
2021 50.9% -11.4%
2022 55.1% +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.2% 36.9% 37.5% 2
2010s 53.1% 36.8% 83.4% 8
2020s 54.5% 50.9% 57.4% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Brazil 63.4% compare
  2. 6 Mongolia 60.8% compare
  3. 7 South Africa 58.1% compare
  4. 9 Colombia 51.8% compare
  5. 10 Turkey 51.4% compare
  6. 11 Kazakhstan 49.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 55.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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