Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 17.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.5%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2009
All-time low
13.5%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 19.42009: 20.32010: 18.82011: 18.42012: 15.82015: 16.32016: 16.22017: 13.52018: 162019: 16.82020: 17.52021: 17.92022: 17.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay is 17.5%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay peaked at 20.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.4%
2009 20.3% +4.9%
2010 18.8% -7.3%
2011 18.4% -2.3%
2012 15.8% -14.4%
2015 16.3% +3.5%
2016 16.2% -0.8%
2017 13.5% -16.5%
2018 16.0% +18.4%
2019 16.8% +5.1%
2020 17.5% +4.2%
2021 17.9% +2.0%
2022 17.5% -2.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 17.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 17.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.8% 19.4% 20.3% 2
2010s 16.5% 13.5% 18.8% 8
2020s 17.6% 17.5% 17.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 16 Honduras 20.3% compare
  2. 17 Argentina 20.3% compare
  3. 18 Peru 17.8% compare
  4. 20 Chile 16.7% compare
  5. 21 Brazil 16.0% compare
  6. 22 Türkiye 16.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay was 17.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Uruguay ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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