Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.0418 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0418 poorest
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.0554 poorest
in 2012
All-time low
0.0407 poorest
in 2021
Years of data
9
2012–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2012–2022

00.020.040.062012201720222012: 0.055 poorest2015: 0.048 poorest2016: 0.05 poorest2017: 0.049 poorest2018: 0.051 poorest2019: 0.046 poorest2020: 0.042 poorest2021: 0.041 poorest2022: 0.042 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay stood at 0.0418 poorest.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 0.0554 poorest in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 poorest, in 2021.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2012 0.0554 poorest
2015 0.0485 poorest -12.5%
2016 0.0499 poorest +2.9%
2017 0.0491 poorest -1.5%
2018 0.051 poorest +3.9%
2019 0.0458 poorest -10.2%
2020 0.0424 poorest -7.4%
2021 0.0407 poorest -4.0%
2022 0.0418 poorest +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0499 poorest 0.0458 poorest 0.0554 poorest 6
2020s 0.0416 poorest 0.0407 poorest 0.0424 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Indonesia 0.2459 poorest compare
  2. 24 Colombia 0.2351 poorest compare
  3. 25 El Salvador 0.149 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay was 0.0418 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0554 poorest in 2012.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 poorest in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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