Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 0.1516 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1516 poorest
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.2242 poorest
in 2017
All-time low
0.1235 poorest
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.050.10.150.22008201520222008: 0.127 poorest2009: 0.124 poorest2010: 0.129 poorest2011: 0.141 poorest2012: 0.14 poorest2015: 0.14 poorest2016: 0.151 poorest2017: 0.224 poorest2018: 0.152 poorest2019: 0.22 poorest2020: 0.161 poorest2021: 0.155 poorest2022: 0.152 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay stood at 0.1516 poorest.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.2242 poorest in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1235 poorest, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.1271 poorest
2009 0.1235 poorest -2.8%
2010 0.1285 poorest +4.0%
2011 0.1411 poorest +9.8%
2012 0.1403 poorest -0.5%
2015 0.1396 poorest -0.5%
2016 0.1509 poorest +8.0%
2017 0.2242 poorest +48.6%
2018 0.1523 poorest -32.1%
2019 0.2204 poorest +44.7%
2020 0.1614 poorest -26.7%
2021 0.1552 poorest -3.9%
2022 0.1516 poorest -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1253 poorest 0.1235 poorest 0.1271 poorest 2
2010s 0.1622 poorest 0.1285 poorest 0.2242 poorest 8
2020s 0.1561 poorest 0.1516 poorest 0.1614 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Türkiye 0.1978 poorest compare
  2. 15 Thailand 0.1716 poorest compare
  3. 16 Sri Lanka 0.1559 poorest compare
  4. 18 Pakistan 0.1502 poorest compare
  5. 19 Viet Nam 0.14 poorest compare
  6. 20 Argentina 0.1143 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.1516 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2242 poorest in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1235 poorest in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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