Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 15.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
15.8%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
34th
of 39 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2019
All-time low
15.5%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 17.62009: 192010: 19.32011: 192012: 19.32015: 18.52016: 19.22017: 19.32018: 19.42019: 19.52020: 15.52021: 16.22022: 15.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay stood at 15.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay peaked at 19.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.6%
2009 19.0% +8.3%
2010 19.3% +1.3%
2011 19.0% -1.7%
2012 19.3% +1.9%
2015 18.5% -4.4%
2016 19.2% +3.8%
2017 19.3% +0.5%
2018 19.4% +0.8%
2019 19.5% +0.3%
2020 15.5% -20.6%
2021 16.2% +4.9%
2022 15.8% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.3% 17.6% 19.0% 2
2010s 19.2% 18.5% 19.5% 8
2020s 15.8% 15.5% 16.2% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 31 Belarus 18.6% compare
  2. 32 Argentina 18.3% compare
  3. 33 Brazil 15.9% compare
  4. 35 Serbia 15.2% compare
  5. 36 Kosovo 13.7% compare
  6. 36 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay was 15.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Uruguay ranks 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population