Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 89.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay is 89.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 283.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay peaked at 97.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 11th 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 -extreme poor in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 81.9% | — |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -71.5% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +209.9% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 81.9% | 81.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 23.3% | 94.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.1% | 97.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Uruguay was 89.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.0%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap