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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 18.0% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
18.0%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
46.2%
in 2010
All-time low
10.0%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

10203040502008201520222008: 23.5 poorest2009: 22.3 poorest2010: 46.2 poorest2011: 44 poorest2012: 16.6 poorest2015: 18.1 poorest2016: 19 poorest2017: 10 poorest2018: 19.9 poorest2019: 20.1 poorest2020: 17.4 poorest2021: 19.9 poorest2022: 18 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay is 18.0%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 46.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 22.9% 22.3% 23.5% 2
2010s 24.2% 10.0% 46.2% 8
2020s 18.4% 17.4% 19.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 20 El Salvador 21.6% compare
  2. 21 Costa Rica 21.0% compare
  3. 22 Bolivia 20.0% compare
  4. 24 Serbia 17.7% compare
  5. 25 Colombia 17.4% compare
  6. 26 Viet Nam 17.1% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

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 18.0% 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 46.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 23rd 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 up 8.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap