Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 8.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.1%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 2017
All-time low
7.1%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02.557.5102008201520222008: 7.22009: 7.12010: 7.22011: 8.52012: 8.22015: 8.42016: 8.42017: 10.12018: 8.22019: 9.52020: 82021: 7.32022: 8.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 8.1% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 10.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 34 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.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.2% —
2009 7.1% -0.9%
2010 7.2% +1.8%
2011 8.5% +18.3%
2012 8.2% -4.0%
2015 8.4% +2.2%
2016 8.4% +0.7%
2017 10.1% +20.1%
2018 8.2% -18.6%
2019 9.5% +14.8%
2020 8.0% -15.1%
2021 7.3% -9.2%
2022 8.1% +11.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 8.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.0%, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 8.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.3%, 1.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.1% 7.1% 7.2% 2
2010s 8.6% 7.2% 10.1% 8
2020s 7.8% 7.3% 8.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Kazakhstan 10.9% compare
  2. 14 Turkey 10.4% compare
  3. 15 Vietnam 8.4% compare
  4. 17 Argentina 7.9% compare
  5. 18 Sri Lanka 7.3% compare
  6. 19 Brazil 6.6% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 8.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population