Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 2.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2.2%
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
22nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2020
All-time low
2.2%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2012–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, 2012–2022

01232012201720222012: 2.62015: 2.32016: 2.22017: 2.52018: 2.32019: 2.32020: 32022: 2.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay stood at 2.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay peaked at 3.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 2.6%
2015 2.3% -11.6%
2016 2.2% -1.6%
2017 2.5% +12.2%
2018 2.3% -8.3%
2019 2.3% +1.3%
2020 3.0% +28.7%
2022 2.2% -25.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.7%, 12% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 6
2020s 2.6% 2.2% 3.0% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 19 Turkey 5.3%
  2. 20 Pakistan 5.0% compare
  3. 21 Chile 4.6% compare
  4. 23 Colombia 1.1% compare
  5. 24 El Salvador 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay was 2.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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