Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 37.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37.5%
Change on year
up 59.2%
World rank
12th
of 30 countries
All-time high
37.5%
in 2022
All-time low
14.0%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 21.22009: 24.12010: 26.22011: 22.62012: 24.32015: 31.62016: 342017: 142018: 26.72019: 21.92020: 23.62022: 37.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 37.5% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.2% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay peaked at 37.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 21.2%
2009 24.1% +13.8%
2010 26.2% +8.7%
2011 22.6% -13.6%
2012 24.3% +7.7%
2015 31.6% +29.8%
2016 34.0% +7.6%
2017 14.0% -58.8%
2018 26.7% +90.7%
2019 21.9% -17.8%
2020 23.6% +7.5%
2022 37.5% +59.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.6% 21.2% 24.1% 2
2010s 25.2% 14.0% 34.0% 8
2020s 30.5% 23.6% 37.5% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Romania 38.5% compare
  2. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.6% compare
  3. 11 Belarus 37.6% compare
  4. 13 Georgia 36.8% compare
  5. 14 Türkiye 36.3% compare
  6. 15 Sri Lanka 35.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay was 37.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population