Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 30.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.8%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
30.8%
in 2022
All-time low
27.1%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 28.4 preT2009: 28.7 preT2010: 27.7 preT2011: 27.8 preT2012: 27.1 preT2015: 28.4 preT2016: 27.4 preT2017: 28.9 preT2018: 28.1 preT2019: 29.5 preT2020: 29.2 preT2021: 29.8 preT2022: 30.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 30.8% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay peaked at 30.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 28.4%
2009 28.7% +1.2%
2010 27.7% -3.6%
2011 27.8% +0.4%
2012 27.1% -2.4%
2015 28.4% +4.5%
2016 27.4% -3.3%
2017 28.9% +5.2%
2018 28.1% -2.6%
2019 29.5% +5.1%
2020 29.2% -1.0%
2021 29.8% +2.1%
2022 30.8% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.6% 28.4% 28.7% 2
2010s 28.1% 27.1% 29.5% 8
2020s 29.9% 29.2% 30.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 El Salvador 21.9% compare
  2. 3 Mexico 21.2% compare
  3. 4 Romania 20.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay was 30.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population