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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 69.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
69.4%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
77.6%
in 2019
All-time low
51.9%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 51.92009: 52.52010: 55.12011: 53.12012: 632015: 60.52016: 64.92017: 75.32018: 64.32019: 77.62020: 722021: 73.92022: 69.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay is 69.4%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 77.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 11th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 51.9%
2009 52.5% +1.1%
2010 55.1% +4.9%
2011 53.1% -3.5%
2012 63.0% +18.6%
2015 60.5% -3.9%
2016 64.9% +7.1%
2017 75.3% +16.2%
2018 64.3% -14.7%
2019 77.6% +20.8%
2020 72.0% -7.3%
2021 73.9% +2.7%
2022 69.4% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.2% 51.9% 52.5% 2
2010s 64.2% 53.1% 77.6% 8
2020s 71.8% 69.4% 73.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Serbia 77.3% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 74.5% compare
  3. 10 Armenia 71.6% compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 63.1% compare
  5. 13 Kosovo 59.0% compare
  6. 13 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 59.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay was 69.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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