Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 56.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay is 56.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 71.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.8% | — |
| 2009 | 51.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.6% | 52.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 49.4% | 71.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.4% | 58.4% | 3 |
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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 56.4% 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 71.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% 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 14.3%. 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). 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