Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4748 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay stood at 0.4748.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 206.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay peaked at 0.502 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.155, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3997 | — |
| 2012 | 0.155 | -61.2% |
| 2015 | 0.397 | +156.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4072 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4829 | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4793 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.502 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4795 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4574 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4748 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3997 | 0.3997 | 0.3997 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4039 | 0.155 | 0.502 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4706 | 0.4574 | 0.4795 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 4 Poland 0.485 compare
- 5 Serbia 0.4839 compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.4783 compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 0.4686 compare
- 9 Costa Rica 0.4589 compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0.4506 compare
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay was 0.4748 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.502 in 2019.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.155 in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.4%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)