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

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic was 9.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.6%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2012
All-time low
9.6%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 12.62009: 12.52010: 12.12011: 12.82012: 132015: 122016: 11.52017: 11.42018: 112019: 11.12020: 10.62021: 10.62022: 9.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic in Uruguay is 9.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic in Uruguay peaked at 13.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, 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 in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.6%
2009 12.5% -0.5%
2010 12.1% -3.2%
2011 12.8% +5.5%
2012 13.0% +1.5%
2015 12.0% -7.6%
2016 11.5% -3.7%
2017 11.4% -0.8%
2018 11.0% -4.0%
2019 11.1% +1.1%
2020 10.6% -4.4%
2021 10.6% -0.5%
2022 9.6% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.6% 12.5% 12.6% 2
2010s 11.9% 11.0% 13.0% 8
2020s 10.3% 9.6% 10.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 27 Costa Rica 10.5% compare
  2. 28 Colombia 10.4% compare
  3. 29 Argentina 10.0% compare
  4. 31 Ecuador 9.1% compare

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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 9.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% 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 25.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 321 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