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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 34.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
34.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
47.7%
in 2019
All-time low
31.1%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

010203040502008201520222008: 372009: 44.72010: 44.62011: 43.32012: 31.12015: 31.72016: 32.42017: 46.32018: 34.92019: 47.72020: 35.72021: 34.72022: 34.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 34.8% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay peaked at 47.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 37 countries on this measure, 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 37.0%
2009 44.7% +20.6%
2010 44.6% -0.3%
2011 43.3% -2.9%
2012 31.1% -28.0%
2015 31.7% +1.8%
2016 32.4% +2.2%
2017 46.3% +43.0%
2018 34.9% -24.6%
2019 47.7% +36.6%
2020 35.7% -25.1%
2021 34.7% -2.7%
2022 34.8% +0.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 34.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.5%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 34.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.9% 37.0% 44.7% 2
2010s 39.0% 31.1% 47.7% 8
2020s 35.1% 34.7% 35.7% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Armenia 40.5% compare
  2. 14 Georgia 38.2% compare
  3. 15 Argentina 35.6% compare
  4. 17 Chile 30.3% compare
  5. 18 Costa Rica 29.8% compare
  6. 19 Kosovo 29.7% compare
  7. 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 29.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Uruguay was 34.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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