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

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 16.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2009
All-time low
13.8%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 18.32009: 19.62010: 18.32011: 18.62012: 17.52015: 16.52016: 16.42017: 13.82018: 16.62019: 162020: 15.72021: 15.92022: 16.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay stood at 16.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay peaked at 19.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, 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 in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 18.3%
2009 19.6% +6.7%
2010 18.3% -6.5%
2011 18.6% +1.9%
2012 17.5% -5.9%
2015 16.5% -5.8%
2016 16.4% -0.7%
2017 13.8% -15.7%
2018 16.6% +20.0%
2019 16.0% -3.2%
2020 15.7% -2.5%
2021 15.9% +1.8%
2022 16.5% +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.9% 18.3% 19.6% 2
2010s 16.7% 13.8% 18.6% 8
2020s 16.0% 15.7% 16.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Türkiye 18.3% compare
  2. 14 Argentina 18.0% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 17.3% compare
  4. 17 Honduras 16.0% compare
  5. 18 Colombia 15.7% compare
  6. 19 Georgia 15.5% 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 16.5% 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 19.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% 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 5.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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