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

Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 69.0%
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0102030402008201520222008: 1.5 poorest2009: 1.2 poorest2010: 36.6 poorest2011: 34.2 poorest2012: 0.177 poorest2015: 0.226 poorest2016: 0.312 poorest2017: 0.077 poorest2018: 0.174 poorest2019: 0.178 poorest2020: 0.096 poorest2021: 0.201 poorest2022: 0.062 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

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.

The figure is down 69.0% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - international private transfers -1st in Uruguay peaked at 36.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.

Uruguay ranks 27th of 27 countries on this measure, 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 Transfers -1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 1.5%
2009 1.2% -19.3%
2010 36.6% +2930.4%
2011 34.2% -6.4%
2012 0.2% -99.5%
2015 0.2% +27.8%
2016 0.3% +37.9%
2017 0.1% -75.3%
2018 0.2% +126.1%
2019 0.2% +2.0%
2020 0.1% -45.7%
2021 0.2% +108.7%
2022 0.1% -69.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.4% 1.2% 1.5% 2
2010s 9.0% 0.1% 36.6% 8
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 24 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  2. 25 Chile 0.5% compare
  3. 26 Peru 0.5% compare

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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 36.6% 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 64.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap