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

Uruguay: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 8.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.8%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
12.1%
in 2009
All-time low
4.9%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 11.42009: 12.12010: 10.92011: 9.82012: 10.12015: 9.82016: 9.82017: 4.92018: 9.42019: 9.42020: 8.92021: 10.12022: 8.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Uruguay is 8.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Uruguay peaked at 12.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 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) -urban in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.4%
2009 12.1% +5.7%
2010 10.9% -9.9%
2011 9.8% -9.6%
2012 10.1% +3.2%
2015 9.8% -2.8%
2016 9.8% -0.2%
2017 4.9% -50.5%
2018 9.4% +93.0%
2019 9.4% +0.6%
2020 8.9% -6.1%
2021 10.1% +13.8%
2022 8.8% -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.7% 11.4% 12.1% 2
2010s 9.3% 4.9% 10.9% 8
2020s 9.3% 8.8% 10.1% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Armenia 9.7% compare
  2. 15 Kyrgyzstan 9.6% compare
  3. 16 Paraguay 9.1% compare
  4. 18 Colombia 8.5% compare
  5. 19 Chile 8.3% compare
  6. 20 Mexico 8.2% 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 8.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 31 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 13.2%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount