Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic in Uruguay

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic was 9.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.3%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2012
All-time low
9.3%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 12.52009: 12.22010: 11.92011: 12.62012: 12.72015: 11.82016: 11.22017: 11.22018: 10.72019: 10.72020: 10.32021: 10.12022: 9.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 9.3% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic in Uruguay peaked at 12.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 30th out of 31 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.5%
2009 12.2% -2.5%
2010 11.9% -2.2%
2011 12.6% +6.1%
2012 12.7% +0.7%
2015 11.8% -7.7%
2016 11.2% -4.7%
2017 11.2% +0.1%
2018 10.7% -4.1%
2019 10.7% -0.6%
2020 10.3% -3.2%
2021 10.1% -2.2%
2022 9.3% -8.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.7%, 73% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.3% 12.2% 12.5% 2
2010s 11.6% 10.7% 12.7% 8
2020s 9.9% 9.3% 10.3% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 27 Costa Rica 10.3% compare
  2. 28 Argentina 10.0% compare
  3. 29 Colombia 9.9% compare
  4. 31 Ecuador 8.1% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic in Uruguay was 9.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic?
Uruguay ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 319 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population