Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 20.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.0%
Change on year
down 26.9%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
35.9%
in 2016
All-time low
20.0%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2012–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2012–2022

0102030402012201720222012: 24.62015: 34.82016: 35.92017: 28.32018: 272019: 32.52020: 27.32022: 20

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay stood at 20.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay peaked at 35.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 24.6%
2015 34.8% +41.2%
2016 35.9% +3.3%
2017 28.3% -21.2%
2018 27.0% -4.6%
2019 32.5% +20.2%
2020 27.3% -15.9%
2022 20.0% -26.9%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 20.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 20.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.5% 24.6% 35.9% 6
2020s 23.7% 20.0% 27.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Colombia 23.5% compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 23.1% compare
  3. 4 Peru 22.2% compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 19.8% compare
  5. 7 Ukraine 17.8% compare
  6. 8 Armenia 16.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay was 20.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2022.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Uruguay ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population