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

Uruguay: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) was 0.41 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.41
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.4338
in 2019
All-time low
0.41
in 2022
Years of data
9
2012–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Uruguay, 2012–2022

00.10.20.30.42012201720222012: 0.432015: 0.4172016: 0.4132017: 0.4322018: 0.4312019: 0.4342020: 0.4242021: 0.4252022: 0.41

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Uruguay stood at 0.41. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Uruguay peaked at 0.4338 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 0.4296
2015 0.4169 -2.9%
2016 0.4128 -1.0%
2017 0.4319 +4.6%
2018 0.4314 -0.1%
2019 0.4338 +0.6%
2020 0.424 -2.3%
2021 0.4254 +0.3%
2022 0.41 -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4261 0.4128 0.4338 6
2020s 0.4198 0.41 0.4254 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 19 Mongolia 0.5184 compare
  2. 20 Chile 0.5145 compare
  3. 21 Mexico 0.489 compare
  4. 23 Peru 0.298 compare
  5. 24 Indonesia 0.2779 compare
  6. 25 Colombia 0.1342 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Uruguay?
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Uruguay was 0.41 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4338 in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest)?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 220 data points, 2004–2022
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