Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 12.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.3%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
31st
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2010
All-time low
5.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

5101520252008201520222008: 12.62009: 12.62010: 26.82011: 25.42012: 132015: 15.42016: 12.42017: 5.82018: 11.22019: 13.22020: 11.72022: 12.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay stood at 12.3%.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 26.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.6%
2009 12.6% +0.4%
2010 26.8% +112.3%
2011 25.4% -5.1%
2012 13.0% -48.9%
2015 15.4% +18.3%
2016 12.4% -19.1%
2017 5.8% -53.3%
2018 11.2% +93.4%
2019 13.2% +17.3%
2020 11.7% -11.2%
2022 12.3% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 2
2010s 15.4% 5.8% 26.8% 8
2020s 12.0% 11.7% 12.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 28 Romania 16.0% compare
  2. 29 Burkina Faso 13.0% compare
  3. 30 Chile 12.7% compare
  4. 32 Panama 11.1% compare
  5. 33 Kazakhstan 11.0% compare
  6. 34 Peru 8.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay was 12.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap