Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay
Uruguay: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay peaked at 0.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -42.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +99.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 6% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Uruguay was 0.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Uruguay ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).