Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 88.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
88.4%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2021
All-time low
72.3%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0204060801002008201520222008: 85.4 <$2.15 a day2009: 85.8 <$2.15 a day2010: 85.4 <$2.15 a day2011: 85.2 <$2.15 a day2012: 82.6 <$2.15 a day2015: 86.4 <$2.15 a day2016: 88.9 <$2.15 a day2017: 72.3 <$2.15 a day2018: 91 <$2.15 a day2019: 89.1 <$2.15 a day2020: 82.9 <$2.15 a day2021: 97 <$2.15 a day2022: 88.4 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 88.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in 2022.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Uruguay peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 85.4%
2009 85.8% +0.5%
2010 85.4% -0.5%
2011 85.2% -0.3%
2012 82.6% -3.0%
2015 86.4% +4.5%
2016 88.9% +3.0%
2017 72.3% -18.7%
2018 91.0% +25.9%
2019 89.1% -2.1%
2020 82.9% -6.9%
2021 97.0% +17.0%
2022 88.4% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.6% 85.4% 85.8% 2
2010s 85.1% 72.3% 91.0% 8
2020s 89.4% 82.9% 97.0% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Kazakhstan 94.9% compare
  2. 8 Dominican Republic 91.1% compare
  3. 9 Türkiye 90.0% compare
  4. 11 Sri Lanka 87.3% compare
  5. 12 Armenia 84.3% compare
  6. 13 Kyrgyzstan 83.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Uruguay?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Uruguay was 88.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap