Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory was 35.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
35.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 33 countries
All-time high
39.5%
in 2010
All-time low
27.0%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 38.5 preT2009: 39 preT2010: 39.5 preT2011: 36.1 preT2012: 36.1 preT2015: 35.7 preT2016: 36.2 preT2017: 27 preT2018: 36.3 preT2019: 27.4 preT2020: 34.3 preT2021: 35.7 preT2022: 35.9 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory in Uruguay is 35.9%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory in Uruguay peaked at 39.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.7% 38.5% 39.0% 2
2010s 34.3% 27.0% 39.5% 8
2020s 35.3% 34.3% 35.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 16 Viet Nam 39.4% compare
  2. 17 Sri Lanka 37.5% compare
  3. 18 Argentina 36.3% compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 25.3% compare
  5. 21 Kazakhstan 24.2% compare
  6. 22 Chile 19.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory in Uruguay was 35.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory?
Uruguay ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - contributory rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population