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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance was 49.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
49.0%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
76.9%
in 2019
All-time low
41.3%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 44.52009: 43.92010: 44.92011: 44.52012: 41.32015: 43.62016: 462017: 692018: 472019: 76.92020: 51.52021: 50.82022: 49

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 49.0% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Uruguay peaked at 76.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 44.5%
2009 43.9% -1.2%
2010 44.9% +2.3%
2011 44.5% -0.9%
2012 41.3% -7.2%
2015 43.6% +5.5%
2016 46.0% +5.5%
2017 69.0% +50.2%
2018 47.0% -31.9%
2019 76.9% +63.7%
2020 51.5% -33.0%
2021 50.8% -1.4%
2022 49.0% -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.2% 43.9% 44.5% 2
2010s 51.6% 41.3% 76.9% 8
2020s 50.4% 49.0% 51.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Brazil 51.4% compare
  2. 12 Sri Lanka 51.3% compare
  3. 13 Colombia 51.0% compare
  4. 15 Honduras 47.1% compare
  5. 16 Mongolia 46.4% compare
  6. 17 Kyrgyzstan 43.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance in Uruguay was 49.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social insurance rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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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