Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 12.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.3%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
22nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
14.8%
in 2015
All-time low
5.6%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 12.32009: 12.12010: 112011: 11.82012: 132015: 14.82016: 12.22017: 5.62018: 11.22019: 13.22020: 11.62022: 12.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay is 12.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 14.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.3%
2009 12.1% -1.2%
2010 11.0% -9.6%
2011 11.8% +7.2%
2012 13.0% +10.5%
2015 14.8% +13.7%
2016 12.2% -17.4%
2017 5.6% -54.4%
2018 11.2% +101.8%
2019 13.2% +17.3%
2020 11.6% -12.0%
2022 12.3% +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.2% 12.1% 12.3% 2
2010s 11.6% 5.6% 14.8% 8
2020s 11.9% 11.6% 12.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 19 Romania 16.0% compare
  2. 20 Armenia 13.2% compare
  3. 21 Chile 12.5% compare
  4. 23 Republic of Moldova 11.8% compare
  5. 24 Viet Nam 11.4% compare
  6. 25 Panama 11.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay was 12.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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