Spain vs Uruguay: Taxes on goods and services
Spain
25.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
24.7%
in 2024
Spain rank
111th
Uruguay rank
112th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 25.0% against 24.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 111th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 156 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 39.5% | 17.5% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 43.0% | 22.5% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 36.0% | 14.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 46.7% | 23.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 32.7% | 6.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 27.2% | 1.8% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 25.0% against 24.7% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Spain ranks 111th and Uruguay ranks 112th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.