Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Uruguay

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private was 33.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
33.0%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2022
All-time low
26.1%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Uruguay, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 26.6 preT2009: 26.1 preT2010: 26.7 preT2011: 27.8 preT2012: 27.4 preT2015: 30.6 preT2016: 31.1 preT2017: 29.6 preT2018: 31.7 preT2019: 31 preT2020: 32.6 preT2021: 31.5 preT2022: 33 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 33.0% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Uruguay peaked at 33.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 26.6%
2009 26.1% -1.9%
2010 26.7% +2.4%
2011 27.8% +3.8%
2012 27.4% -1.2%
2015 30.6% +11.5%
2016 31.1% +1.7%
2017 29.6% -4.9%
2018 31.7% +7.1%
2019 31.0% -2.1%
2020 32.6% +4.9%
2021 31.5% -3.2%
2022 33.0% +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.4% 26.1% 26.6% 2
2010s 29.5% 26.7% 31.7% 8
2020s 32.4% 31.5% 33.0% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Argentina 29.8% compare
  2. 3 Colombia 28.3% compare
  3. 4 Mexico 27.0% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Uruguay was 33.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 362 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population