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

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.4%
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
5th
of 28 countries
All-time high
29.7%
in 2011
All-time low
9.0%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

10152025302008201520222008: 16.32009: 15.92010: 28.12011: 29.72012: 14.62015: 92016: 18.12017: 17.42018: 16.22019: 18.22020: 24.22021: 28.52022: 23.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 23.4% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in Uruguay peaked at 29.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 5th 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 -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.3%
2009 15.9% -2.9%
2010 28.1% +76.6%
2011 29.7% +6.0%
2012 14.6% -50.8%
2015 9.0% -38.7%
2016 18.1% +102.0%
2017 17.4% -4.1%
2018 16.2% -6.6%
2019 18.2% +12.0%
2020 24.2% +33.0%
2021 28.5% +17.6%
2022 23.4% -17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 15.9% 16.3% 2
2010s 18.9% 9.0% 29.7% 8
2020s 25.3% 23.4% 28.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Albania 26.5% compare
  2. 3 Serbia 25.1% compare
  3. 4 Kyrgyzstan 24.4% compare
  4. 6 Kosovo 23.3% compare
  5. 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.3% compare
  6. 8 Armenia 22.7% 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 23.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international?
Uruguay ranks 5th 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 59.5%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 265 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