Ireland vs Uruguay: Tax revenue
Ireland
17.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
17.9%
in 2024
Ireland rank
69th
Uruguay rank
70th
Tax revenue over time
- Ireland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 17.9% against 17.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 70th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 13.9% | 8.3% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 15.4% | 11.4% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 17.2% | 9.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 17.2% | 7.6% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.2% | 1.8% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 18.2% | 1.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Ireland or Uruguay?
- Ireland, at 17.9% against 17.9% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Ireland and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for tax revenue?
- Ireland ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 70th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.