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

Latest (2022)
0.4773 poorest
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.4993 poorest
in 2019
All-time low
0.1591 poorest
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

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

0.20.30.40.52008201520222008: 0.399 poorest2012: 0.159 poorest2015: 0.398 poorest2016: 0.404 poorest2017: 0.482 poorest2018: 0.481 poorest2019: 0.499 poorest2020: 0.48 poorest2021: 0.459 poorest2022: 0.477 poorest

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 Argentina 0.5113 poorest compare
  2. 4 Turkey 0.4783 poorest compare
  3. 6 Poland 0.4662 poorest compare
  4. 7 Belarus 0.4618 poorest compare
  5. 8 Serbia 0.4556 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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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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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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