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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 55.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.7%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 34 countries
All-time high
70.7%
in 2019
All-time low
48.4%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 52.92009: 51.52010: 53.92011: 51.62012: 48.42015: 49.42016: 51.82017: 68.62018: 53.92019: 70.72020: 57.62021: 56.92022: 55.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 55.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 70.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, 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 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) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 52.9%
2009 51.5% -2.8%
2010 53.9% +4.7%
2011 51.6% -4.4%
2012 48.4% -6.1%
2015 49.4% +2.1%
2016 51.8% +4.9%
2017 68.6% +32.4%
2018 53.9% -21.4%
2019 70.7% +31.1%
2020 57.6% -18.6%
2021 56.9% -1.1%
2022 55.7% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.2% 51.5% 52.9% 2
2010s 56.1% 48.4% 70.7% 8
2020s 56.7% 55.7% 57.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Türkiye 60.9% compare
  2. 12 Kosovo 56.0% compare
  3. 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 56.0% compare
  4. 15 Thailand 39.8% compare
  5. 16 Argentina 38.7% compare
  6. 17 Brazil 38.2% 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 55.7% 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 70.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 34 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 15.0%. 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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