Adequacy of social safety net programs in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 5.2% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Uruguay peaked at 7.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.8% | — |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -64.7% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +56.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -11.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 5.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 75% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.8%, 35% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social safety net programs in Uruguay?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Uruguay was 5.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.