Poverty Gap reduction (%): International Private … Poverty urban in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%): International Private … Poverty urban was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Uruguay stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.6% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 37.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Gap reduction (%): International Private … Poverty urban in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.6% | — |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +2857.8% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -99.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +167.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +114.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -68.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 3% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%): International Private … Poverty urban in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2857.8% | 1.3% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 0.1% | 37.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap