Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 130.2%
World rank
24th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2022
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Uruguay, 2012–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.4% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2022.
The figure is up 130.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Uruguay ranks 24th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -59.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +41.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +130.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 3% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Uruguay was 0.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap