Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 17.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.1%
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2009
All-time low
13.5%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 18.6 preT2009: 19.7 preT2010: 18 preT2011: 18.8 preT2012: 17.4 preT2015: 16.1 preT2016: 16.2 preT2017: 13.5 preT2018: 16.9 preT2019: 15.7 preT2020: 16 preT2021: 15.8 preT2022: 17.1 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 17.1% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay peaked at 19.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 31 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 18.6%
2009 19.7% +5.8%
2010 18.0% -8.8%
2011 18.8% +4.9%
2012 17.4% -7.6%
2015 16.1% -7.8%
2016 16.2% +0.9%
2017 13.5% -16.7%
2018 16.9% +24.9%
2019 15.7% -7.0%
2020 16.0% +1.8%
2021 15.8% -0.9%
2022 17.1% +8.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 17.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 17.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.2% 18.6% 19.7% 2
2010s 16.6% 13.5% 18.8% 8
2020s 16.3% 15.8% 17.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Argentina 18.1% compare
  2. 14 Brazil 17.7% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 17.4% compare
  4. 17 Honduras 16.3% compare
  5. 18 Colombia 15.8% compare
  6. 19 Georgia 15.3% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay was 17.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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