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

Uruguay: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional was 27.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.9%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2020
All-time low
24.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 24.82009: 25.72010: 26.22011: 28.32012: 27.22015: 27.72016: 26.72017: 28.52018: 27.32019: 27.82020: 28.82021: 28.52022: 27.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Uruguay stood at 27.9%.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Uruguay peaked at 28.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 1st of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 24.8%
2009 25.7% +3.4%
2010 26.2% +2.2%
2011 28.3% +7.8%
2012 27.2% -3.8%
2015 27.7% +1.8%
2016 26.7% -3.6%
2017 28.5% +6.8%
2018 27.3% -4.4%
2019 27.8% +1.7%
2020 28.8% +3.8%
2021 28.5% -1.1%
2022 27.9% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.3% 24.8% 25.7% 2
2010s 27.5% 26.2% 28.5% 8
2020s 28.4% 27.9% 28.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Viet Nam 20.0% compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 18.7% compare
  3. 4 Thailand 15.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Uruguay?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in Uruguay was 27.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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