Social contributions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Social contributions was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 30.0% for social contributions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Uruguay peaked at 34.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2004.
That places Uruguay 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Social contributions in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 30.0% | — |
| 1973 | 24.9% | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 31.4% | +25.9% |
| 1975 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 29.9% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 29.0% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 23.4% | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 26.2% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 28.7% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 24.9% | 31.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 26.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 18.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 29.1% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.5% | 32.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Uruguay?
- Social contributions in Uruguay was 30.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for social contributions?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.