Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 1.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.7%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
22nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2022
All-time low
1.4%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2012–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, 2012–2022

00.511.52012201720222012: 1.62015: 1.42016: 1.52017: 1.52018: 1.62019: 1.52020: 1.62022: 1.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1.7% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 22nd of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 1.6%
2015 1.4% -10.0%
2016 1.5% +1.5%
2017 1.5% -0.1%
2018 1.6% +6.3%
2019 1.5% -4.5%
2020 1.6% +4.7%
2022 1.7% +9.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 1.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 16% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 6
2020s 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 19 Peru 3.7% compare
  2. 20 Indonesia 3.7% compare
  3. 21 Chile 2.1% compare
  4. 23 Colombia 0.7% compare
  5. 24 El Salvador 0.4% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay was 1.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 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