Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 2.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.7%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2017
All-time low
2.4%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 2.6 % of total social insurance benefits2009: 2.5 % of total social insurance benefits2010: 2.4 % of total social insurance benefits2011: 2.8 % of total social insurance benefits2012: 3.4 % of total social insurance benefits2015: 3.1 % of total social insurance benefits2016: 3.2 % of total social insurance benefits2017: 3.4 % of total social insurance benefits2018: 3 % of total social insurance benefits2019: 3.2 % of total social insurance benefits2020: 2.9 % of total social insurance benefits2021: 2.7 % of total social insurance benefits2022: 2.7 % of total social insurance benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2.7% for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 3.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2010.

That places Uruguay 18th 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 incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year % of total social insurance benefits Change
2008 2.6%
2009 2.5% -3.4%
2010 2.4% -2.1%
2011 2.8% +15.7%
2012 3.4% +21.6%
2015 3.1% -10.0%
2016 3.2% +6.3%
2017 3.4% +4.5%
2018 3.0% -10.2%
2019 3.2% +5.9%
2020 2.9% -9.3%
2021 2.7% -9.0%
2022 2.7% +1.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 2.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2
2010s 3.1% 2.4% 3.4% 8
2020s 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Argentina 3.4% compare
  2. 16 Sri Lanka 3.4% compare
  3. 17 Dominican Republic 3.2% compare
  4. 19 Viet Nam 2.5% compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 2.0% compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay?
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay was 2.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits)
Unit
% of total social insurance benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.