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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 50.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
50.4%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
10th
of 34 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2019
All-time low
42.5%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 44.92009: 462010: 45.62011: 452012: 42.52015: 44.32016: 45.22017: 642018: 47.92019: 69.32020: 51.72021: 51.62022: 50.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 50.4% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 69.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 44.9%
2009 46.0% +2.4%
2010 45.6% -0.9%
2011 45.0% -1.3%
2012 42.5% -5.4%
2015 44.3% +4.1%
2016 45.2% +2.2%
2017 64.0% +41.4%
2018 47.9% -25.1%
2019 69.3% +44.8%
2020 51.7% -25.5%
2021 51.6% -0.1%
2022 50.4% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.4% 44.9% 46.0% 2
2010s 50.5% 42.5% 69.3% 8
2020s 51.2% 50.4% 51.7% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Serbia 59.5% compare
  2. 8 Turkey 55.4% compare
  3. 9 Mongolia 52.2% compare
  4. 11 Moldova 49.2% compare
  5. 12 Kyrgyzstan 48.1% compare
  6. 13 Ukraine 45.4% 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 50.4% 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 69.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 34 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 18.4%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 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