Tax revenue in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tax revenue was 17.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Uruguay is 17.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Uruguay peaked at 21.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1973.
Uruguay ranks 70th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.7% | — |
| 1973 | 10.4% | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 12.2% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 16.8% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +27.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.4% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Uruguay?
- Tax revenue in Uruguay was 17.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for tax revenue?
- Uruguay ranks 70th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.