Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 1.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
1.5%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2012
All-time low
1.4%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2012–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, 2012–2022

00.511.52012201720222012: 1.62015: 1.52016: 1.52017: 1.42018: 1.42019: 1.52020: 1.62021: 1.62022: 1.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1.5% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2022.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay peaked at 1.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 1.6%
2015 1.5% -8.9%
2016 1.5% +1.6%
2017 1.4% -4.4%
2018 1.4% +0.7%
2019 1.5% +2.5%
2020 1.6% +9.4%
2021 1.6% -1.9%
2022 1.5% -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 6
2020s 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  2. 22 Peru 2.6% compare
  3. 23 Chile 2.6% compare
  4. 25 Colombia 0.6% compare
  5. 26 El Salvador 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay was 1.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Uruguay ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 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