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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 54.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
54.7%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
13th
of 33 countries
All-time high
70.4%
in 2019
All-time low
47.2%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 52.12009: 50.42010: 52.92011: 50.32012: 47.22015: 48.22016: 50.92017: 68.22018: 52.92019: 70.42020: 56.62021: 55.82022: 54.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Uruguay is 54.7%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 70.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 13th of 33 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 51.2% 50.4% 52.1% 2
2010s 55.1% 47.2% 70.4% 8
2020s 55.7% 54.7% 56.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 10 Mongolia 68.4% compare
  2. 11 Türkiye 60.6% compare
  3. 12 Kosovo 56.0% compare
  4. 14 Thailand 39.5% compare
  5. 15 Argentina 38.7% compare
  6. 16 Brazil 38.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Uruguay was 54.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap