Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 11.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.7%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2016
All-time low
11.7%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2012–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2012–2022

0510152012201720222012: 12.32015: 12.62016: 13.22017: 12.22018: 12.82019: 12.52020: 12.42021: 11.92022: 11.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 11.7% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay peaked at 13.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2022.

That places Uruguay 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 12.3%
2015 12.6% +2.9%
2016 13.2% +4.2%
2017 12.2% -6.9%
2018 12.8% +4.4%
2019 12.5% -2.0%
2020 12.4% -1.5%
2021 11.9% -3.9%
2022 11.7% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.6% 12.2% 13.2% 6
2020s 12.0% 11.7% 12.4% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay was 11.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population