Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 55.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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 14th of 34 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.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.0% | — |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +32.6% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -2.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 55.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.4%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 55.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 5.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
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 14th out of 34 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap