Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 73.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
73.7%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
80.3%
in 2019
All-time low
53.4%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 57.82009: 53.42010: 55.42011: 53.82012: 64.62015: 65.22016: 692017: 77.72018: 69.32019: 80.32020: 75.62021: 77.62022: 73.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 73.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.

The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Uruguay peaked at 80.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2009.

Uruguay ranks 13th of 36 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 57.8%
2009 53.4% -7.6%
2010 55.4% +3.6%
2011 53.8% -2.8%
2012 64.6% +20.0%
2015 65.2% +0.9%
2016 69.0% +5.9%
2017 77.7% +12.6%
2018 69.3% -10.8%
2019 80.3% +15.8%
2020 75.6% -5.8%
2021 77.6% +2.6%
2022 73.7% -5.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 73.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.2%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 73.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.6% 53.4% 57.8% 2
2010s 66.9% 53.8% 80.3% 8
2020s 75.6% 73.7% 77.6% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 10 Serbia 79.0% compare
  2. 11 Georgia 75.4% compare
  3. 12 Chile 74.7% compare
  4. 14 Brazil 70.5% compare
  5. 15 Türkiye 65.9% compare
  6. 16 Kosovo 64.6% compare
  7. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 64.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Uruguay was 73.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Uruguay ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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