Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) was 20.09 billion in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.09 billion
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
49th
of 108 countries
All-time high
20.09 billion
in 2019
All-time low
14.10 billion
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Uruguay, 2015–2019

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2015201720192015: 14.1B2016: 15.2B2017: 17.1B2018: 18.7B2019: 20.1B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 20.09 billion for environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over five years.

That places Uruguay 49th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) (Domestic Currency) in Uruguay, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 14.10 billion
2016 15.22 billion +8.0%
2017 17.13 billion +12.5%
2018 18.66 billion +8.9%
2019 20.09 billion +7.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 20.09 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.76 billion, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 20.09 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.74 billion, 5.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 46 Egypt 23.34 billion compare
  2. 47 Romania 23.09 billion compare
  3. 48 Mali 20.81 billion compare
  4. 50 Canada 20.09 billion compare
  5. 51 Australia 18.43 billion compare
  6. 52 Israel 17.24 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Uruguay?
Environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) in Uruguay was 20.09 billion in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 20.09 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 14.10 billion in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for environmental taxes, taxes on energy (including fuel for transport)?
Uruguay ranks 49th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental taxes, Taxes on energy (including fuel for transport) (Domestic Currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
108 places, 2,160 data points, 1995–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset tracks government revenue from taxes imposed on activities that negatively impact the environment. These taxes are categorized into four types: energy taxes (including fuel for transport), transport taxes (excluding fuel for transport), pollution taxes, and resource taxes.