Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.2552 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.2552
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.357
in 2011
All-time low
0.2165
in 2009
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008–2022

00.10.20.30.42008201520222008: 0.2672009: 0.2172010: 0.2922011: 0.3572012: 0.2672015: 0.3482016: 0.2212017: 0.2912018: 0.2812019: 0.2962020: 0.2972022: 0.255

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2552 for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in 2022.

That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay peaked at 0.357 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2165, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2671
2009 0.2165 -18.9%
2010 0.2922 +35.0%
2011 0.357 +22.2%
2012 0.2672 -25.2%
2015 0.3479 +30.2%
2016 0.2206 -36.6%
2017 0.2913 +32.0%
2018 0.2805 -3.7%
2019 0.2961 +5.6%
2020 0.2968 +0.2%
2022 0.2552 -14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2418 0.2165 0.2671 2
2010s 0.2941 0.2206 0.357 8
2020s 0.276 0.2552 0.2968 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Chile 0.2858 compare
  2. 12 Paraguay 0.2758 compare
  3. 13 Dominican Republic 0.2606 compare
  4. 15 South Africa 0.2287 compare
  5. 16 Mongolia 0.228 compare
  6. 17 Türkiye 0.2216 compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay was 0.2552 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.357 in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2165 in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest)?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)