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
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +37.1% | 22.9% | 31.4% |
| 2017 | -29.3% | 32.4% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
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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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population