Taxes on exports in Uruguay
Uruguay: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Uruguay, 1972–2003
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
In 2003, taxes on exports in Uruguay stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 68.2% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Uruguay peaked at 14.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.0% | — |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +196.7% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -97.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +54.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +31.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -52.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -29.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -92.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +161.5% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +18135.5% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -59.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -62.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -51.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +21.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -60.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -67.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +59.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -42.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -41.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -43.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +365.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -68.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 48% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +18135.5% | 0.0% | 7.2% |
| 1999 | +365.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 0.2% | 14.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 taxes on exports in Uruguay?
- Taxes on exports in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2003, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for taxes on exports?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 76 countries with data for 2003.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.