Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 4.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.1%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
28th
of 34 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2008
All-time low
3.3%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02462008201520222008: 5.32012: 3.32015: 3.62016: 42017: 3.92018: 4.22019: 3.92020: 42021: 42022: 4.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay stood at 4.1%.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay peaked at 5.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.3%
2012 3.3% -38.0%
2015 3.6% +10.3%
2016 4.0% +9.4%
2017 3.9% -2.8%
2018 4.2% +9.0%
2019 3.9% -7.6%
2020 4.0% +3.2%
2021 4.0% -0.3%
2022 4.1% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 1
2010s 3.8% 3.3% 4.2% 6
2020s 4.1% 4.0% 4.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% compare
  2. 26 Thailand 4.6% compare
  3. 27 Pakistan 4.3% compare
  4. 29 Paraguay 3.9% compare
  5. 30 Ukraine 3.9% compare
  6. 31 Peru 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay was 4.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Uruguay ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 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