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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 55.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.5%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
12th
of 32 countries
All-time high
70.8%
in 2019
All-time low
48.1%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 52 poorest2009: 50.5 poorest2010: 53 poorest2011: 50.4 poorest2012: 48.1 poorest2015: 48.9 poorest2016: 51.7 poorest2017: 68.5 poorest2018: 53.6 poorest2019: 70.8 poorest2020: 57.5 poorest2021: 56.8 poorest2022: 55.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 55.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 70.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 32 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% 50.5% 52.0% 2
2010s 55.6% 48.1% 70.8% 8
2020s 56.6% 55.5% 57.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Armenia 75.7% compare
  2. 10 Mongolia 70.4% compare
  3. 11 Turkey 60.6% compare
  4. 13 Brazil 39.2% compare
  5. 14 Argentina 38.7% compare
  6. 15 Chile 37.4% 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 55.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 32 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 15.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap