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

Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -All was 20.15 preT in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.15 preT
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
4th
of 37 countries
All-time high
23.13 preT
in 2019
All-time low
13.23 preT
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 13.4 preT2009: 14.1 preT2010: 14 preT2011: 13.2 preT2012: 14.3 preT2015: 16.6 preT2016: 17.1 preT2017: 22.7 preT2018: 22.1 preT2019: 23.1 preT2020: 19.5 preT2021: 19.1 preT2022: 20.2 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 20.15 preT for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in 2022.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in Uruguay peaked at 23.13 preT in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.23 preT, in 2011.

Uruguay ranks 4th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 (preT) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 13.38 preT
2009 14.14 preT +5.7%
2010 13.95 preT -1.4%
2011 13.23 preT -5.2%
2012 14.31 preT +8.2%
2015 16.55 preT +15.6%
2016 17.09 preT +3.2%
2017 22.71 preT +32.9%
2018 22.08 preT -2.8%
2019 23.13 preT +4.8%
2020 19.51 preT -15.7%
2021 19.12 preT -2.0%
2022 20.15 preT +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.76 preT 13.38 preT 14.14 preT 2
2010s 17.88 preT 13.23 preT 23.13 preT 8
2020s 19.59 preT 19.12 preT 20.15 preT 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Costa Rica 26.42 preT compare
  2. 2 Brazil 23.17 preT compare
  3. 3 South Africa 22.75 preT compare
  4. 5 Thailand 19.86 preT compare
  5. 6 Argentina 18.77 preT compare
  6. 7 Colombia 18.55 preT compare

See the full ranking of 37 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 20.15 preT 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 23.13 preT in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 13.23 preT in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all?
Uruguay ranks 4th out of 37 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 40.8%. 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 Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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