Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 23.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
23.2%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2008
All-time low
19.2%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 24.8 preT2009: 24.3 preT2010: 24.1 preT2011: 24 preT2012: 24 preT2015: 24 preT2016: 23.1 preT2017: 19.7 preT2018: 23 preT2019: 19.2 preT2020: 24.1 preT2021: 24.3 preT2022: 23.2 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay stood at 23.2%.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay peaked at 24.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2019.

Uruguay ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 24.8% —
2009 24.3% -2.1%
2010 24.1% -0.9%
2011 24.0% -0.5%
2012 24.0% +0.2%
2015 24.0% +0.0%
2016 23.1% -3.6%
2017 19.7% -14.9%
2018 23.0% +16.6%
2019 19.2% -16.3%
2020 24.1% +25.4%
2021 24.3% +0.7%
2022 23.2% -4.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 23.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 23.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.6%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +25.4% 19.2% 24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.5% 24.3% 24.8% 2
2010s 22.6% 19.2% 24.1% 8
2020s 23.9% 23.2% 24.3% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 4 Paraguay 23.6% compare
  2. 5 Honduras 23.5% compare
  3. 6 Costa Rica 23.3% compare
  4. 8 Sri Lanka 22.2% compare
  5. 9 Turkey 21.8% compare
  6. 10 Panama 21.8% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Uruguay was 23.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Uruguay ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
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 fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population