Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 9.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.6%
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2012
All-time low
7.1%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02468102008201520222008: 8.92012: 9.82015: 7.12016: 82017: 8.32018: 8.82019: 8.82020: 82021: 7.62022: 9.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay is 9.6%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay peaked at 9.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 8.9%
2012 9.8% +10.1%
2015 7.1% -27.0%
2016 8.0% +11.9%
2017 8.3% +4.2%
2018 8.8% +5.9%
2019 8.8% +0.1%
2020 8.0% -9.7%
2021 7.6% -5.0%
2022 9.6% +27.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 9.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 54% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 9.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.7%, 44% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1
2010s 8.5% 7.1% 9.8% 6
2020s 8.4% 7.6% 9.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 Paraguay 14.7% compare
  2. 23 Indonesia 13.9% compare
  3. 24 Dominican Republic 11.8% compare
  4. 26 Sri Lanka 8.4% compare
  5. 27 El Salvador 8.0% compare
  6. 28 Türkiye 7.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay was 9.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group