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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 62.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
62.6%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 2019
All-time low
50.9%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060802008201520222008: 60.52009: 52.72010: 552011: 52.82012: 50.92015: 56.22016: 58.12017: 72.12018: 61.12019: 74.22020: 65.82021: 64.82022: 62.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Uruguay is 62.6%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 74.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 13th out of 36 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 Protection and Labor - 1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 60.5%
2009 52.7% -12.9%
2010 55.0% +4.4%
2011 52.8% -4.1%
2012 50.9% -3.5%
2015 56.2% +10.4%
2016 58.1% +3.4%
2017 72.1% +24.1%
2018 61.1% -15.2%
2019 74.2% +21.3%
2020 65.8% -11.4%
2021 64.8% -1.5%
2022 62.6% -3.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 62.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.3%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 62.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.6% 52.7% 60.5% 2
2010s 60.1% 50.9% 74.2% 8
2020s 64.4% 62.6% 65.8% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 10 Kyrgyzstan 78.1% compare
  2. 11 Georgia 75.4% compare
  3. 12 Türkiye 63.0% compare
  4. 14 Chile 60.1% compare
  5. 15 Kosovo 60.0% compare
  6. 15 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 60.0% 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 62.6% 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 74.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2012.
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 22.9%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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