Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay

Uruguay: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance was 2.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.8%
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 2.42012: 0.392015: 22016: 2.12017: 2.72018: 2.72019: 3.22020: 2.92021: 3.42022: 2.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2.8% for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and up 617.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay peaked at 3.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.4%
2012 0.4% -83.4%
2015 2.0% +401.0%
2016 2.1% +5.7%
2017 2.7% +32.1%
2018 2.7% -0.9%
2019 3.2% +19.1%
2020 2.9% -9.6%
2021 3.4% +17.4%
2022 2.8% -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1
2010s 2.2% 0.4% 3.2% 6
2020s 3.0% 2.8% 3.4% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 22 Dominican Republic 3.3% compare
  2. 23 Peru 3.1% compare
  3. 24 Kyrgyzstan 2.8% compare
  4. 26 Paraguay 2.6% compare
  5. 27 El Salvador 2.6% compare
  6. 28 Sri Lanka 2.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay?
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance in Uruguay was 2.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance?
Uruguay ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 617.5%. 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 Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Gini inequality index reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index