Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 19.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
19.9%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2009
All-time low
13.1%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 19.32009: 20.12010: 19.62011: 18.92012: 17.62015: 182016: 18.22017: 13.12018: 17.82019: 16.42020: 17.62021: 19.32022: 19.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 19.9% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay peaked at 20.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 10th 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.3%
2009 20.1% +4.2%
2010 19.6% -2.5%
2011 18.9% -3.5%
2012 17.6% -7.0%
2015 18.0% +2.6%
2016 18.2% +1.1%
2017 13.1% -28.3%
2018 17.8% +35.8%
2019 16.4% -7.6%
2020 17.6% +7.4%
2021 19.3% +9.3%
2022 19.9% +3.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 19.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.1%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 19.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.7% 19.3% 20.1% 2
2010s 17.5% 13.1% 19.6% 8
2020s 18.9% 17.6% 19.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Mongolia 25.3% compare
  2. 8 Argentina 22.0% compare
  3. 9 Sri Lanka 20.6% compare
  4. 11 Viet Nam 19.8% compare
  5. 12 Kazakhstan 18.3% compare
  6. 13 Paraguay 18.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay was 19.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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