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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 50.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
50.0%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2019
All-time low
42.6%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 44.32009: 45.12010: 45.22011: 442012: 42.62015: 442016: 44.92017: 64.12018: 47.42019: 69.32020: 51.62021: 51.22022: 50

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 50.0% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% 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, 42.6%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 11th out of 34 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 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 44.3%
2009 45.1% +1.8%
2010 45.2% +0.2%
2011 44.0% -2.8%
2012 42.6% -3.0%
2015 44.0% +3.2%
2016 44.9% +2.1%
2017 64.1% +42.7%
2018 47.4% -26.1%
2019 69.3% +46.4%
2020 51.6% -25.6%
2021 51.2% -0.8%
2022 50.0% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.7% 44.3% 45.1% 2
2010s 50.2% 42.6% 69.3% 8
2020s 50.9% 50.0% 51.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Mongolia 53.5% compare
  2. 9 Serbia 52.7% compare
  3. 10 Republic of Moldova 52.3% compare
  4. 12 Brazil 45.3% compare
  5. 13 Ukraine 43.6% compare
  6. 14 Colombia 43.4% 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 50.0% 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 42.6% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 11th 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 17.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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