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

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 29.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2022
All-time low
26.4%
in 2018
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 26.62009: 27.12010: 26.82011: 272012: 26.72015: 27.52016: 26.72017: 27.22018: 26.42019: 272020: 28.92021: 29.72022: 29.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 29.9% 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 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay peaked at 29.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2018.

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 in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 26.6%
2009 27.1% +1.7%
2010 26.8% -1.0%
2011 27.0% +0.6%
2012 26.7% -1.0%
2015 27.5% +3.1%
2016 26.7% -2.8%
2017 27.2% +1.6%
2018 26.4% -3.0%
2019 27.0% +2.3%
2020 28.9% +7.0%
2021 29.7% +2.9%
2022 29.9% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.9% 26.6% 27.1% 2
2010s 26.9% 26.4% 27.5% 8
2020s 29.5% 28.9% 29.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

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  2. 3 Mexico 21.2% compare
  3. 4 Vietnam 20.6% 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 29.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2018.
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 12.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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