Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 43.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 43.4% for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in 2022.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 255.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 45.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 35.2% | — |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -65.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +197.8% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +5.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 43.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 43.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 12.2% | 45.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 41.3% | 43.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Uruguay was 43.4% 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.1%. 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 safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.