Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 0.149 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.149 poorest
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
0.2237 poorest
in 2017
All-time low
0.1206 poorest
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

00.050.10.150.22008201520222008: 0.125 poorest2009: 0.121 poorest2010: 0.126 poorest2011: 0.137 poorest2012: 0.136 poorest2015: 0.137 poorest2016: 0.149 poorest2017: 0.224 poorest2018: 0.149 poorest2019: 0.22 poorest2020: 0.159 poorest2021: 0.151 poorest2022: 0.149 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.149 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.2237 poorest in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1206 poorest, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 32 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 0.123 poorest 0.1206 poorest 0.1253 poorest 2
2010s 0.1599 poorest 0.126 poorest 0.2237 poorest 8
2020s 0.1531 poorest 0.149 poorest 0.1591 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Thailand 0.171 poorest compare
  2. 14 Sri Lanka 0.1559 poorest compare
  3. 15 Pakistan 0.1502 poorest compare
  4. 17 Viet Nam 0.14 poorest compare
  5. 18 Argentina 0.1143 poorest compare
  6. 19 Brazil 0.0896 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.149 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2237 poorest in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1206 poorest in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)