Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 5.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.1%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2008
All-time low
2.7%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay, 2008–2022

24682008201520222008: 7.82012: 2.72015: 4.22016: 4.42017: 5.12018: 5.32019: 5.52020: 5.52021: 5.82022: 5.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay stood at 5.1%.

That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay peaked at 7.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.8%
2012 2.7% -65.7%
2015 4.2% +56.7%
2016 4.4% +4.3%
2017 5.1% +16.6%
2018 5.3% +2.7%
2019 5.5% +4.5%
2020 5.5% -0.8%
2021 5.8% +6.0%
2022 5.1% -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 1
2010s 4.5% 2.7% 5.5% 6
2020s 5.5% 5.1% 5.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Panama 6.4% compare
  2. 24 Sri Lanka 5.9% compare
  3. 25 Thailand 5.6% compare
  4. 27 Pakistan 5.0% compare
  5. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.0% compare
  6. 29 Paraguay 3.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban in Uruguay was 5.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. 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 (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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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