Uruguay - Social protection and labor programs

Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Uruguay was 35.25 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.53 in 2010 and a minimum value of 32.28 in 2015.

Definition: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 36.17
2009 44.45
2010 45.53
2011 44.26
2012 32.92
2015 32.28
2016 33.20
2017 33.33
2018 34.75
2019 35.25

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) in Uruguay was 5.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.66 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2.58 in 2010.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 5.31
2009 2.75
2010 2.58
2011 3.06
2012 3.93
2015 5.53
2016 5.66
2017 5.27
2018 5.31
2019 5.24

Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population) in Uruguay was 76.46 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.91 in 2012 and a minimum value of 71.87 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of social protection and labor programs (SPL) shows the percentage of population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 71.87
2009 77.04
2010 79.74
2011 78.46
2012 79.91
2015 77.87
2016 77.62
2017 76.37
2018 75.96
2019 76.46

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance