Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Uruguay

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 2.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.4%
Change on year
down 65.5%
World rank
28th
of 30 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2015
All-time low
1.8%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2022

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

24682008201520222008: 5.42009: 4.52010: 6.42011: 5.62012: 6.62015: 7.32016: 6.82017: 1.82018: 6.32019: 4.12020: 6.92022: 2.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay is 2.4%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.5% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay peaked at 7.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 28th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.4%
2009 4.5% -16.6%
2010 6.4% +41.4%
2011 5.6% -13.0%
2012 6.6% +17.7%
2015 7.3% +12.0%
2016 6.8% -6.7%
2017 1.8% -73.5%
2018 6.3% +247.2%
2019 4.1% -34.8%
2020 6.9% +67.1%
2022 2.4% -65.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.0% 4.5% 5.4% 2
2010s 5.6% 1.8% 7.3% 8
2020s 4.6% 2.4% 6.9% 2

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  3. 27 Republic of Moldova 4.6% compare
  4. 29 Brazil 2.0% compare
  5. 30 Burkina Faso 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay was 2.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Uruguay ranks 28th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount