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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 37.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37.6%
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
63.4%
in 2017
All-time low
29.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02040602008201520222008: 29.82009: 44.22010: 44.72011: 45.52012: 45.72015: 37.72016: 40.72017: 63.42018: 38.32019: 62.32020: 52.12021: 442022: 37.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay stood at 37.6%.

That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay peaked at 63.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2008.

That places Uruguay 16th out of 36 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 Protection and in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 29.8%
2009 44.2% +48.0%
2010 44.7% +1.1%
2011 45.5% +1.9%
2012 45.7% +0.4%
2015 37.7% -17.4%
2016 40.7% +7.9%
2017 63.4% +55.7%
2018 38.3% -39.6%
2019 62.3% +62.5%
2020 52.1% -16.4%
2021 44.0% -15.6%
2022 37.6% -14.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 37.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.8%, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 37.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.6%, 2.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.0% 29.8% 44.2% 2
2010s 47.3% 37.7% 63.4% 8
2020s 44.6% 37.6% 52.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Armenia 40.4% compare
  2. 14 Kazakhstan 40.4% compare
  3. 15 Kyrgyzstan 40.1% compare
  4. 17 Costa Rica 30.5% compare
  5. 18 Mongolia 28.0% compare
  6. 19 Kosovo 26.8% compare
  7. 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay was 37.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 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