Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All was 3.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.81
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
5.7
in 2019
All-time low
2.06
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All in Uruguay, 2008–2022

02462008201520222008: 2.12009: 2.32010: 2.42011: 2.62012: 2.92015: 3.32016: 3.32017: 5.62018: 3.82019: 5.72020: 3.72021: 3.82022: 3.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Uruguay stood at 3.81.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Uruguay peaked at 5.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2008.

That places Uruguay 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Insurance in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.06
2009 2.29 +11.4%
2010 2.39 +4.3%
2011 2.6 +8.6%
2012 2.94 +13.4%
2015 3.3 +12.2%
2016 3.27 -1.0%
2017 5.58 +70.4%
2018 3.75 -32.7%
2019 5.7 +51.7%
2020 3.72 -34.7%
2021 3.76 +1.2%
2022 3.81 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.17 2.06 2.29 2
2010s 3.69 2.39 5.7 8
2020s 3.76 3.72 3.81 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Serbia 5.25 compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 4.69 compare
  3. 7 Chile 4.13 compare
  4. 9 Türkiye 3.69 compare
  5. 10 Republic of Moldova 3.57 compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 3.41 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Uruguay?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all in Uruguay was 3.81 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - all rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Average transfer amount of Social Insurance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)