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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st was 2.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.4%
Change on year
down 65.5%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2010
All-time low
2.0%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2022

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

246810122008201520222008: 5.72009: 4.62010: 11.12011: 10.12012: 6.62015: 7.52016: 7.52017: 22018: 6.32019: 4.12020: 6.92022: 2.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in 2022.

That represents a change of down 65.5% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Uruguay peaked at 11.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.7%
2009 4.6% -18.7%
2010 11.1% +140.5%
2011 10.1% -9.4%
2012 6.6% -35.0%
2015 7.5% +13.7%
2016 7.5% +0.3%
2017 2.0% -73.9%
2018 6.3% +222.7%
2019 4.1% -34.8%
2020 6.9% +67.1%
2022 2.4% -65.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.2% 4.6% 5.7% 2
2010s 6.9% 2.0% 11.1% 8
2020s 4.6% 2.4% 6.9% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 31 Peru 5.8% compare
  2. 32 Romania 5.2% compare
  3. 33 Kazakhstan 4.7% compare
  4. 35 Brazil 2.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Uruguay was 2.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
Uruguay ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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