Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International in Uruguay

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International was 23.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.7%
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
4th
of 28 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2011
All-time low
10.3%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International in Uruguay, 2008–2022

10152025302008201520222008: 16.32009: 16.12010: 28.32011: 302012: 14.72015: 10.32016: 18.12017: 18.12018: 16.62019: 17.22020: 24.42021: 28.52022: 23.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Uruguay is 23.7%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Uruguay peaked at 30.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 4th out of 28 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.

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.3%
2009 16.1% -1.0%
2010 28.3% +75.7%
2011 30.0% +6.1%
2012 14.7% -51.0%
2015 10.3% -29.9%
2016 18.1% +75.3%
2017 18.1% +0.4%
2018 16.6% -8.2%
2019 17.2% +3.3%
2020 24.4% +41.6%
2021 28.5% +16.9%
2022 23.7% -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.2% 16.1% 16.3% 2
2010s 19.2% 10.3% 30.0% 8
2020s 25.5% 23.7% 28.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Armenia 27.5% compare
  2. 2 Albania 26.5% compare
  3. 3 Paraguay 25.6% compare
  4. 5 Mexico 23.5% compare
  5. 6 South Africa 22.7% compare
  6. 7 Serbia 22.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Uruguay was 23.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international?
Uruguay ranks 4th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 272 data points, 2003–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population