Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 20.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.9%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 2011
All-time low
19.3%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 22.9 preT2009: 23.1 preT2010: 21.9 preT2011: 23.4 preT2012: 23.2 preT2015: 20.3 preT2016: 21.2 preT2017: 21.1 preT2018: 21.9 preT2019: 20.3 preT2020: 21.6 preT2021: 19.3 preT2022: 20.9 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay stood at 20.9%.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay peaked at 23.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2021.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 22.9%
2009 23.1% +0.7%
2010 21.9% -5.0%
2011 23.4% +6.8%
2012 23.2% -0.8%
2015 20.3% -12.7%
2016 21.2% +4.4%
2017 21.1% -0.3%
2018 21.9% +4.0%
2019 20.3% -7.5%
2020 21.6% +6.6%
2021 19.3% -10.7%
2022 20.9% +8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.0% 22.9% 23.1% 2
2010s 21.7% 20.3% 23.4% 8
2020s 20.6% 19.3% 21.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Costa Rica 21.8% compare
  2. 15 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare
  3. 16 Mexico 21.1% compare
  4. 18 El Salvador 20.8% compare
  5. 19 Panama 20.8% compare
  6. 20 Romania 20.5% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Uruguay was 20.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

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