Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 1.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices for total shortfall from extreme poverty in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uruguay peaked at 7.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 104th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.73 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.40 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 101 Estonia 2.89 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 103 Jordan 2.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 105 Kazakhstan 1.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 107 Switzerland 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.218 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uruguay?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uruguay was 1.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.59 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2006.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Uruguay ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.