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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.8%
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2021
All-time low
3.6%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

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

510152025302008201520222008: 23.6 poorest2012: 3.6 poorest2015: 16.2 poorest2016: 16.9 poorest2017: 22.2 poorest2018: 22.3 poorest2019: 26.2 poorest2020: 24.4 poorest2021: 27.8 poorest2022: 23.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay is 23.8%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 566.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 27.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 19th 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.

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) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 23.6%
2012 3.6% -84.9%
2015 16.2% +354.0%
2016 16.9% +4.3%
2017 22.2% +31.5%
2018 22.3% +0.4%
2019 26.2% +17.5%
2020 24.4% -6.8%
2021 27.8% +14.2%
2022 23.8% -14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 1
2010s 17.9% 3.6% 26.2% 6
2020s 25.3% 23.8% 27.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 16 Indonesia 27.0% compare
  2. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26.1% compare
  3. 18 Ecuador 24.6% compare
  4. 20 Kosovo 23.3% compare
  5. 20 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.3% compare
  6. 22 Kyrgyzstan 21.0% 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 23.8% 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 27.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 19th out of 35 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 566.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap