Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st was 7.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.9%
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2021
All-time low
2.0%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Uruguay, 2008–2022

2468102008201520222008: 9.92012: 22015: 6.82016: 7.32017: 7.62018: 7.52019: 92020: 8.72021: 10.52022: 7.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 7.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and up 291.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 10.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.

That places Uruguay 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 9.9%
2012 2.0% -79.6%
2015 6.8% +236.6%
2016 7.3% +7.7%
2017 7.6% +4.1%
2018 7.5% -1.6%
2019 9.0% +21.0%
2020 8.7% -3.9%
2021 10.5% +21.2%
2022 7.9% -25.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 1
2010s 6.7% 2.0% 9.0% 6
2020s 9.0% 7.9% 10.5% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 17 Indonesia 11.6% compare
  2. 18 Costa Rica 9.8% compare
  3. 19 Ecuador 8.8% compare
  4. 21 Paraguay 7.6% compare
  5. 22 Ukraine 7.2% compare
  6. 23 El Salvador 7.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st in Uruguay was 7.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st?
Uruguay ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 291.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount