Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poor in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poor was 68.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
68.9%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 2019
All-time low
51.5%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poor in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 51.52009: 51.72010: 54.32011: 52.12012: 62.32015: 602016: 63.52017: 75.12018: 63.52019: 77.32020: 71.42021: 73.22022: 68.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Uruguay is 68.9%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Uruguay peaked at 77.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 11th of 29 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.6% 51.5% 51.7% 2
2010s 63.5% 52.1% 77.3% 8
2020s 71.2% 68.9% 73.2% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Serbia 77.2% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 74.0% compare
  3. 10 Armenia 71.6% compare
  4. 12 Turkey 61.8% compare
  5. 13 Chile 54.1% compare
  6. 14 Brazil 46.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor in Uruguay was 68.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poor rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 287 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap