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

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 30.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
1st
of 26 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2022
All-time low
27.5%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012–2022

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

01020302012201720222012: 27.52015: 28.52016: 27.92017: 28.32018: 27.62019: 27.72020: 29.12021: 29.92022: 30.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Uruguay peaked at 30.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 1st of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 27.5%
2015 28.5% +3.4%
2016 27.9% -2.1%
2017 28.3% +1.5%
2018 27.6% -2.5%
2019 27.7% +0.6%
2020 29.1% +5.1%
2021 29.9% +2.6%
2022 30.5% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.9% 27.5% 28.5% 6
2020s 29.8% 29.1% 30.5% 3

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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 30.5% 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 30.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 26 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 up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th 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 fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population