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

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2217 poorest in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2217 poorest
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2704 poorest
in 2011
All-time low
0.1632 poorest
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.10.20.32008201520222008: 0.163 poorest2009: 0.166 poorest2010: 0.248 poorest2011: 0.27 poorest2012: 0.172 poorest2015: 0.195 poorest2016: 0.198 poorest2017: 0.265 poorest2018: 0.214 poorest2019: 0.231 poorest2020: 0.224 poorest2021: 0.228 poorest2022: 0.222 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2217 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.2704 poorest in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1632 poorest, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1648 poorest 0.1632 poorest 0.1663 poorest 2
2010s 0.2242 poorest 0.1718 poorest 0.2704 poorest 8
2020s 0.2245 poorest 0.2217 poorest 0.228 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Georgia 0.2359 poorest compare
  2. 15 Costa Rica 0.2251 poorest compare
  3. 16 Paraguay 0.2239 poorest compare
  4. 18 Argentina 0.218 poorest compare
  5. 19 Sri Lanka 0.2166 poorest compare
  6. 20 Chile 0.2115 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.2217 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2704 poorest in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1632 poorest in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Private Transfers programs (%)