Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All was 1.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.1
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.33
in 2019
All-time low
0.7878
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All in Uruguay, 2008–2022

00.511.52008201520222008: 12012: 0.7882015: 0.8792016: 0.8242017: 1.22018: 1.22019: 1.32020: 1.32021: 1.32022: 1.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Uruguay is 1.1, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Uruguay peaked at 1.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7878, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.03
2012 0.7878 -23.4%
2015 0.8786 +11.5%
2016 0.8238 -6.2%
2017 1.25 +51.5%
2018 1.2 -3.5%
2019 1.33 +10.6%
2020 1.31 -1.3%
2021 1.3 -1.3%
2022 1.1 -15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.03 1.03 1.03 1
2010s 1.05 0.7878 1.33 6
2020s 1.24 1.1 1.31 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 20 Kyrgyzstan 1.42 compare
  2. 21 Thailand 1.39 compare
  3. 22 Bolivia 1.21 compare
  4. 24 Dominican Republic 0.9295 compare
  5. 25 Mongolia 0.7231 compare
  6. 26 Ukraine 0.6978 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Uruguay?
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Uruguay was 1.1 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7878 in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all?
Uruguay ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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