Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 14.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
14.3%
Change on year
down 29.3%
World rank
26th
of 30 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2019
All-time low
14.3%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 17.32009: 21.42010: 15.32011: 18.82012: 19.32015: 22.12016: 19.22017: 18.92018: 21.32019: 22.32020: 20.22022: 14.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 14.3% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay peaked at 22.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.3%
2009 21.4% +23.1%
2010 15.3% -28.2%
2011 18.8% +22.4%
2012 19.3% +2.6%
2015 22.1% +14.7%
2016 19.2% -13.1%
2017 18.9% -1.7%
2018 21.3% +13.0%
2019 22.3% +4.8%
2020 20.2% -9.4%
2022 14.3% -29.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 14.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.8%, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 14.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.8%, 63% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.3% 17.3% 21.4% 2
2010s 19.6% 15.3% 22.3% 8
2020s 17.3% 14.3% 20.2% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Mongolia 19.6% compare
  2. 24 Peru 18.1% compare
  3. 25 Georgia 16.6% compare
  4. 27 Ecuador 13.4% compare
  5. 28 Belarus 12.3% compare
  6. 29 Malawi 7.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay was 14.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group