Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 18.8% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uruguay peaked at 31.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1972.
Uruguay ranks 103rd of 153 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.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.7% | — |
| 1973 | 7.1% | +51.1% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -32.7% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +43.4% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +38.3% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +39.2% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -48.7% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +49.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +55.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +65.5% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -6.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.4%, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 8.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 5.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 6.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 22.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uruguay?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Uruguay was 18.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.