Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 3.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.6%
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2021
All-time low
3.2%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0123452008201520222008: 4.22012: 3.72015: 3.22016: 3.92017: 4.22018: 3.82019: 3.82020: 4.62021: 4.62022: 3.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay stood at 3.6%.

That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay peaked at 4.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 4.2%
2012 3.7% -11.9%
2015 3.2% -14.1%
2016 3.9% +23.9%
2017 4.2% +7.6%
2018 3.8% -10.8%
2019 3.8% +0.4%
2020 4.6% +20.3%
2021 4.6% +0.8%
2022 3.6% -21.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 44% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 27% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 1
2010s 3.8% 3.2% 4.2% 6
2020s 4.3% 3.6% 4.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 28 Ukraine 4.4% compare
  2. 29 Thailand 4.3% compare
  3. 30 Malawi 4.2% compare
  4. 32 El Salvador 3.2% compare
  5. 33 Honduras 2.1% compare
  6. 34 Colombia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay was 3.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Uruguay ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 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