Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 30.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.2%
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
35.0%
in 2021
All-time low
4.4%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 20.22012: 4.42015: 19.62016: 20.72017: 25.22018: 25.82019: 33.42020: 26.42021: 352022: 30.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 30.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 593.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 35.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 20.2%
2012 4.4% -78.4%
2015 19.6% +350.7%
2016 20.7% +5.5%
2017 25.2% +21.5%
2018 25.8% +2.4%
2019 33.4% +29.4%
2020 26.4% -20.8%
2021 35.0% +32.4%
2022 30.2% -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.2% 20.2% 20.2% 1
2010s 21.5% 4.4% 33.4% 6
2020s 30.6% 26.4% 35.0% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 16 Peru 40.8% compare
  2. 17 Ecuador 32.2% compare
  3. 18 Indonesia 30.9% compare
  4. 20 Paraguay 29.2% compare
  5. 21 Kosovo 26.4% compare
  6. 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay was 30.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 593.9%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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