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

Latest (2022)
0.4748
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.502
in 2019
All-time low
0.155
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0.20.30.40.52008201520222008: 0.42012: 0.1552015: 0.3972016: 0.4072017: 0.4832018: 0.4792019: 0.5022020: 0.482021: 0.4572022: 0.475

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Poland 0.485 compare
  2. 5 Serbia 0.4839 compare
  3. 6 Türkiye 0.4783 compare
  4. 8 Kyrgyzstan 0.4686 compare
  5. 9 Costa Rica 0.4589 compare
  6. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.4506 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)