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

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 30.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
30.3%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
38.1%
in 2008
All-time low
22.9%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0102030402008201520222008: 38.12009: 36.32010: 372011: 34.72012: 35.12015: 342016: 32.42017: 22.92018: 31.42019: 302020: 29.52021: 31.82022: 30.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 30.3% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2022.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Uruguay peaked at 38.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 25th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 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 -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 38.1%
2009 36.3% -4.7%
2010 37.0% +1.9%
2011 34.7% -6.3%
2012 35.1% +1.4%
2015 34.0% -3.2%
2016 32.4% -4.6%
2017 22.9% -29.3%
2018 31.4% +37.1%
2019 30.0% -4.6%
2020 29.5% -1.7%
2021 31.8% +7.8%
2022 30.3% -4.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 30.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 30.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.4%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +37.1% 22.9% 31.4%
2017 -29.3% 32.4% 22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.2% 36.3% 38.1% 2
2010s 32.2% 22.9% 37.0% 8
2020s 30.5% 29.5% 31.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 Panama 32.0% compare
  2. 23 Mexico 30.7% compare
  3. 24 Colombia 30.4% compare
  4. 26 Dominican Republic 26.5% compare
  5. 27 Costa Rica 26.3% compare
  6. 28 Ecuador 26.2% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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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 30.3% 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 38.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 31 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 down 13.7%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population