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

Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -All was 12.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.1
Change on year
down 22.1%
World rank
5th
of 36 countries
All-time high
16.36
in 2019
All-time low
5.58
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

57.51012.51517.52008201520222008: 6.22009: 6.62010: 5.62011: 6.92012: 7.82015: 8.12016: 8.22017: 16.12018: 11.32019: 16.42020: 14.82021: 15.52022: 12.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in Uruguay stood at 12.1.

The figure is down 22.1% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in Uruguay peaked at 16.36 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.58, in 2010.

That places Uruguay 5th out of 36 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 5th quintile (richest) -All in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 6.22
2009 6.6 +6.0%
2010 5.58 -15.5%
2011 6.92 +24.1%
2012 7.77 +12.3%
2015 8.1 +4.2%
2016 8.19 +1.2%
2017 16.11 +96.6%
2018 11.34 -29.6%
2019 16.36 +44.3%
2020 14.79 -9.6%
2021 15.54 +5.1%
2022 12.1 -22.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.41 6.22 6.6 2
2010s 10.05 5.58 16.36 8
2020s 14.15 12.1 15.54 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Poland 14.71 compare
  2. 3 Belarus 13.22 compare
  3. 4 Romania 12.15 compare
  4. 6 Costa Rica 11.85 compare
  5. 7 South Africa 11.6 compare
  6. 8 Chile 11.35 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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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 12.1 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 16.36 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5.58 in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all?
Uruguay ranks 5th out of 36 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 55.7%. 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 Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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