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Uruguay: Poverty gap at $8.30 a day

1.40percent · 2024-6.7% since 2014

Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $8.30 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. Reported as: 2021 PPP. Annual figures for Uruguay from 1981 to 2024.

19812024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.4
20231.6
20221.5
20211.6
20201.7
20191.1
20181
20171
20161.3
20151.5
20141.5
20131.9
20122
20112.2
20103
20093.6
20083.8
20075.5
20066.5
20057.2
20048
20037.2
20025.4
20014.1
20003.4
19983.4
19973.4
19963.5
19953.2
19923.4
19894.1
19815.2

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World Bank (2026). Poverty gap at $8.30 a day. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-poverty-gap-at-8-30-a-day (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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