Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 52.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
52.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 32 countries
All-time high
68.2%
in 2019
All-time low
44.4%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 44.42009: 452010: 46.22011: 452012: 44.62015: 46.42016: 47.52017: 63.72018: 492019: 68.22020: 52.82021: 52.22022: 52.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay stood at 52.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 68.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 8th of 32 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 44.7% 44.4% 45.0% 2
2010s 51.3% 44.6% 68.2% 8
2020s 52.4% 52.2% 52.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Serbia 58.5% compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 54.7% compare
  3. 7 Moldova 53.5% compare
  4. 9 South Africa 50.3% compare
  5. 10 Turkey 49.6% compare
  6. 11 Mongolia 49.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 52.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
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