Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 29.83 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Uruguay, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Uruguay is 29.83 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Uruguay peaked at 32.73 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.27 Percentage of GDP, in 2005.
That places Uruguay 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2029, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.56 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 27.82 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 27.6 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.73 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.61 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.27 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 26.83 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 26.75 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.29 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.19 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.4 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 27.68 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 28.83 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 29.1 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.35 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.67 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.73 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.32 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.47 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.73 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 30.19 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 30.19 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.76 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 30.54 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 30.23 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 29.98 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 29.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 29.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 29.83 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 29.83 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.73 Percentage of GDP, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 29.83 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.08 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.97 Percentage of GDP | 26.27 Percentage of GDP | 27.82 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.79 Percentage of GDP | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | 30.47 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.42 Percentage of GDP | 29.83 Percentage of GDP | 32.73 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 70 Albania 30.36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 71 Tajikistan 30.22 Percentage of GDP compare
- 72 Solomon Islands 29.87 Percentage of GDP compare
- 74 Georgia 29.75 Percentage of GDP compare
- 75 Morocco 29.32 Percentage of GDP compare
- 76 Azerbaijan 29.25 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 258.23 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4283 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 188.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Uruguay?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Uruguay was 29.83 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 32.73 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.27 Percentage of GDP in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.