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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 33.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
33.9%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
48.7%
in 2019
All-time low
30.2%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

010203040502008201520222008: 33.42009: 43.72010: 44.62011: 44.32012: 322015: 30.22016: 31.72017: 47.12018: 33.62019: 48.72020: 36.32021: 34.82022: 33.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay stood at 33.9%.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay peaked at 48.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 15th out of 37 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 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 in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 33.4%
2009 43.7% +30.9%
2010 44.6% +2.0%
2011 44.3% -0.7%
2012 32.0% -27.7%
2015 30.2% -5.6%
2016 31.7% +4.8%
2017 47.1% +48.6%
2018 33.6% -28.6%
2019 48.7% +44.8%
2020 36.3% -25.4%
2021 34.8% -4.1%
2022 33.9% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.5% 33.4% 43.7% 2
2010s 39.0% 30.2% 48.7% 8
2020s 35.0% 33.9% 36.3% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Georgia 44.5% compare
  2. 13 Armenia 43.3% compare
  3. 14 Kyrgyzstan 40.9% compare
  4. 16 Chile 32.9% compare
  5. 17 Argentina 29.4% compare
  6. 18 Kosovo 28.8% compare
  7. 18 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 28.8% 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 33.9% 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 48.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 37 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 up 6.0%. 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 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 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