Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Uruguay

Uruguay: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban was 35.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
35.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
46.2%
in 2010
All-time low
32.4%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

010203040502008201520222008: 36.92009: 45.12010: 46.22011: 45.22012: 32.92015: 32.42016: 33.32017: 43.42018: 352019: 45.12020: 36.52021: 352022: 35.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 35.2% for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in 2022.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Uruguay peaked at 46.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 36 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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 36.9%
2009 45.1% +22.4%
2010 46.2% +2.3%
2011 45.2% -2.0%
2012 32.9% -27.2%
2015 32.4% -1.6%
2016 33.3% +2.8%
2017 43.4% +30.2%
2018 35.0% -19.3%
2019 45.1% +28.8%
2020 36.5% -18.9%
2021 35.0% -4.3%
2022 35.2% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.0% 36.9% 45.1% 2
2010s 39.2% 32.4% 46.2% 8
2020s 35.6% 35.0% 36.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Brazil 40.6% compare
  2. 14 Georgia 40.3% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 35.5% compare
  4. 17 Argentina 34.3% compare
  5. 18 Pakistan 32.0% compare
  6. 19 Kosovo 30.7% compare
  7. 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 30.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Uruguay?
Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban in Uruguay was 35.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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