Customs and other import duties in Uruguay
Uruguay: Customs and other import duties was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, customs and other import duties in Uruguay stood at 5.9%.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Uruguay peaked at 20.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 78th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.7% | — |
| 1973 | 4.2% | -25.4% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | +95.3% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 12.1% | -18.6% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +68.0% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -33.1% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +33.6% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 4.2% | 20.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 10.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Uruguay?
- Customs and other import duties in Uruguay was 5.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for customs and other import duties?
- Uruguay ranks 78th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.