Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2249 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2249 poorest
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.273 poorest
in 2017
All-time low
0.1721 poorest
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

00.10.20.32008201520222008: 0.174 poorest2009: 0.173 poorest2010: 0.173 poorest2011: 0.184 poorest2012: 0.172 poorest2015: 0.198 poorest2016: 0.204 poorest2017: 0.273 poorest2018: 0.218 poorest2019: 0.234 poorest2020: 0.227 poorest2021: 0.232 poorest2022: 0.225 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay is 0.2249 poorest, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.273 poorest in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1721 poorest, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 14th out of 31 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.1743 poorest
2009 0.1729 poorest -0.8%
2010 0.1732 poorest +0.2%
2011 0.1837 poorest +6.0%
2012 0.1721 poorest -6.3%
2015 0.1983 poorest +15.2%
2016 0.2042 poorest +3.0%
2017 0.273 poorest +33.7%
2018 0.2175 poorest -20.3%
2019 0.2342 poorest +7.7%
2020 0.227 poorest -3.1%
2021 0.2317 poorest +2.0%
2022 0.2249 poorest -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1736 poorest 0.1729 poorest 0.1743 poorest 2
2010s 0.207 poorest 0.1721 poorest 0.273 poorest 8
2020s 0.2279 poorest 0.2249 poorest 0.2317 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Costa Rica 0.2342 poorest compare
  2. 12 Paraguay 0.2313 poorest compare
  3. 13 Mexico 0.2298 poorest compare
  4. 15 Chile 0.2184 poorest compare
  5. 16 Argentina 0.218 poorest compare
  6. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2171 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.2249 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.273 poorest in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1721 poorest in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Domestic Private Transfers programs (%)