Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay

Uruguay: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 45.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
45.5%
Change on year
up 28.5%
World rank
1st
of 24 countries
All-time high
45.5%
in 2022
All-time low
34.1%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2012–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, 2012–2022

010203040502012201720222012: 34.12015: 36.72016: 38.22017: 36.22018: 34.12019: 37.72020: 35.42022: 45.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 45.5% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay peaked at 45.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2018.

That places Uruguay 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Uruguay, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 34.1%
2015 36.7% +7.5%
2016 38.2% +4.3%
2017 36.2% -5.2%
2018 34.1% -6.1%
2019 37.7% +10.7%
2020 35.4% -6.1%
2022 45.5% +28.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 45.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 45.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 3.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 36.2% 34.1% 38.2% 6
2020s 40.4% 35.4% 45.5% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Vietnam 27.9% compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 26.3% compare
  3. 4 Colombia 23.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Uruguay was 45.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population