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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 18.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.3%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.9%
in 2008
All-time low
10.1%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 22.92009: 222010: 21.12011: 19.82012: 16.72015: 18.22016: 19.12017: 10.12018: 20.22019: 20.42020: 17.72021: 20.32022: 18.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Uruguay stood at 18.3%.

The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 22.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.9%
2009 22.0% -4.0%
2010 21.1% -4.0%
2011 19.8% -6.1%
2012 16.7% -15.6%
2015 18.2% +8.8%
2016 19.1% +5.1%
2017 10.1% -47.0%
2018 20.2% +98.9%
2019 20.4% +1.1%
2020 17.7% -13.0%
2021 20.3% +14.6%
2022 18.3% -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.5% 22.0% 22.9% 2
2010s 18.2% 10.1% 21.1% 8
2020s 18.8% 17.7% 20.3% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Republic of Moldova 22.0% compare
  2. 15 Peru 20.0% compare
  3. 16 Costa Rica 18.7% compare
  4. 18 Romania 17.9% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 17.0% compare
  6. 20 Paraguay 16.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Uruguay was 18.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap