Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay

Uruguay: Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 13.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
13.2%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
16th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2019
All-time low
8.2%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 10.82009: 8.22010: 8.42011: 9.12012: 8.62015: 10.92016: 11.42017: 202018: 12.22019: 21.12020: 15.12021: 142022: 13.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay is 13.2%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay peaked at 21.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.8%
2009 8.2% -24.0%
2010 8.4% +2.2%
2011 9.1% +8.8%
2012 8.6% -5.3%
2015 10.9% +25.7%
2016 11.4% +5.4%
2017 20.0% +75.0%
2018 12.2% -38.9%
2019 21.1% +72.4%
2020 15.1% -28.5%
2021 14.0% -6.9%
2022 13.2% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.5% 8.2% 10.8% 2
2010s 12.7% 8.4% 21.1% 8
2020s 14.1% 13.2% 15.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Turkey 14.9% compare
  2. 15 Chile 13.6% compare
  3. 17 Brazil 10.0% compare
  4. 18 Argentina 9.2% compare
  5. 19 Vietnam 8.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay?
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Uruguay was 13.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is gini inequality index reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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