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 11.4%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2009
All-time low
4.8%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 11.1 poorest2009: 11.5 poorest2010: 10.5 poorest2011: 9.5 poorest2012: 9.5 poorest2015: 9.6 poorest2016: 9.6 poorest2017: 4.8 poorest2018: 9.2 poorest2019: 9 poorest2020: 8.7 poorest2021: 9.9 poorest2022: 8.8 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay stood at 8.8%.

That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Uruguay peaked at 11.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 18th 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) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 11.1%
2009 11.5% +3.4%
2010 10.5% -8.7%
2011 9.5% -9.2%
2012 9.5% -0.6%
2015 9.6% +1.0%
2016 9.6% +0.5%
2017 4.8% -49.6%
2018 9.2% +89.5%
2019 9.0% -1.9%
2020 8.7% -3.5%
2021 9.9% +13.8%
2022 8.8% -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3% 11.1% 11.5% 2
2010s 9.0% 4.8% 10.5% 8
2020s 9.1% 8.7% 9.9% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Paraguay 9.6% compare
  2. 16 Mexico 9.2% compare
  3. 17 Colombia 8.8% compare
  4. 19 Armenia 8.6% compare
  5. 20 Chile 8.1% compare
  6. 21 Panama 7.7% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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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 11.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Uruguay ranks 18th 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 7.5%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount