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

Latest (2022)
17.9%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2008
All-time low
9.9%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 22.3 poorest2009: 21.4 poorest2010: 20.7 poorest2011: 19.2 poorest2012: 16.4 poorest2015: 17.9 poorest2016: 18.8 poorest2017: 9.9 poorest2018: 19.8 poorest2019: 20 poorest2020: 17.3 poorest2021: 19.8 poorest2022: 17.9 poorest

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Kyrgyzstan 19.9% compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 19.3% compare
  3. 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.3% compare
  4. 18 Mexico 16.5% compare
  5. 19 Colombia 16.4% compare
  6. 20 Romania 16.1% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap