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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
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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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap