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

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.0336 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.0336
Change on year
down 54.9%
World rank
26th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.3189
in 2011
All-time low
0.0336
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.10.20.32008201520222008: 0.0642009: 0.082010: 0.2932011: 0.3192012: 0.112015: 0.0522016: 0.0562017: 0.0452018: 0.0682019: 0.0852020: 0.052021: 0.0742022: 0.034

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Uruguay stood at 0.0336. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.9% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.3189 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0336, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 26th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.0641
2009 0.0798 +24.6%
2010 0.2932 +267.3%
2011 0.3189 +8.8%
2012 0.1101 -65.5%
2015 0.0522 -52.6%
2016 0.0564 +8.2%
2017 0.0447 -20.8%
2018 0.0676 +51.4%
2019 0.0852 +25.9%
2020 0.0502 -41.1%
2021 0.0745 +48.5%
2022 0.0336 -54.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.072 0.0641 0.0798 2
2010s 0.1285 0.0447 0.3189 8
2020s 0.0528 0.0336 0.0745 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Costa Rica 0.0815 compare
  2. 24 Peru 0.0782 compare
  3. 25 Ecuador 0.0521 compare
  4. 27 Poland 0.0022 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.0336 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3189 in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in International Private Transfers programs (%)