Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4773 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.4773 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.4993 poorest in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1591 poorest, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3993 poorest | — |
| 2012 | 0.1591 poorest | -60.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3981 poorest | +150.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4043 poorest | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4821 poorest | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4805 poorest | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4993 poorest | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4801 poorest | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4594 poorest | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4773 poorest | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3993 poorest | 0.3993 poorest | 0.3993 poorest | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4039 poorest | 0.1591 poorest | 0.4993 poorest | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4723 poorest | 0.4594 poorest | 0.4801 poorest | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.4773 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4993 poorest in 2019.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1591 poorest in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)