Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) was 4.71 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
4.71
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
6th
of 29 countries
All-time high
7.54
in 2019
All-time low
2.23
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008–2022

24682008201520222008: 2.82009: 2.22010: 2.72011: 3.12012: 3.72015: 3.62016: 3.62017: 7.12018: 4.12019: 7.52020: 3.92021: 5.52022: 4.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay is 4.71, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay peaked at 7.54 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.23, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 6th out of 29 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.49 2.23 2.75 2
2010s 4.42 2.67 7.54 8
2020s 4.72 3.93 5.53 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 Belarus 6.66 compare
  2. 4 Thailand 6.64 compare
  3. 5 Romania 6.64 compare
  4. 7 Serbia 4.55 compare
  5. 8 Chile 4.27 compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 4.17 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places β†’

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay was 4.71 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 7.54 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.23 in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 268 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)