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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.4%
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2021
All-time low
3.4%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

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

510152025302008201520222008: 23.92012: 3.42015: 162016: 16.62017: 21.92018: 21.92019: 25.72020: 24.42021: 27.72022: 23.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay is 23.4%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 584.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 27.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.

Uruguay ranks 14th 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) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 23.9%
2012 3.4% -85.7%
2015 16.0% +367.4%
2016 16.6% +4.1%
2017 21.9% +31.8%
2018 21.9% -0.1%
2019 25.7% +17.4%
2020 24.4% -5.0%
2021 27.7% +13.3%
2022 23.4% -15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.9% 23.9% 23.9% 1
2010s 17.6% 3.4% 25.7% 6
2020s 25.2% 23.4% 27.7% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Viet Nam 33.5% compare
  2. 12 Argentina 27.8% compare
  3. 13 Panama 27.7% compare
  4. 15 Indonesia 23.4% compare
  5. 16 Mexico 22.2% compare
  6. 17 Costa Rica 20.7% 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 23.4% 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 27.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 14th 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 584.4%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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