Latvia vs Uruguay: Tax revenue

Latvia
17.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
17.9%
in 2024
Latvia rank
71st
Uruguay rank
70th

Tax revenue over time

  • Latvia
  • Uruguay
05101520197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 17.9% against 17.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Uruguay ahead.

Latvia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th of 157 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 14.5% 17.1% 2.5% Uruguay
2000s 15.1% 17.2% 2.1% Uruguay
2010s 16.0% 18.2% 2.2% Uruguay
2020s 16.8% 18.2% 1.4% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Latvia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 17.9% against 17.6% in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Latvia and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for tax revenue?
Latvia ranks 71st 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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.