Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 17.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay is 17.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Uruguay peaked at 22.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, 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 quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22.3% | — |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -47.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +99.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 9.9% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 3 |
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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 17.9% 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 22.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 31 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 up 9.2%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap