Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 52.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
52.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
67.7%
in 2019
All-time low
44.8%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 452009: 45.72010: 46.82011: 462012: 44.82015: 46.52016: 47.62017: 63.32018: 49.12019: 67.72020: 52.62021: 52.32022: 52.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 52.3% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Uruguay peaked at 67.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.3% 45.0% 45.7% 2
2010s 51.5% 44.8% 67.7% 8
2020s 52.4% 52.3% 52.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Belarus 61.1% compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 57.9% compare
  3. 7 Republic of Moldova 56.5% compare
  4. 9 Ukraine 50.9% compare
  5. 10 South Africa 50.2% compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 49.6% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Uruguay was 52.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 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