Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Uruguay
Uruguay: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Uruguay is 27.25 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Uruguay peaked at 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.31 Percentage of GDP, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 47th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.31 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 19.06 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 20.05 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 19.61 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 19.36 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.61 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 19.8 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 20.39 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 20.49 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 21.32 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 21.3 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.56 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 21.14 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 21.78 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.27 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.91 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.11 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.54 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.04 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.85 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.15 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 24.49 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.75 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25.25 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.15 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.08 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.49 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.55 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.62 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.16 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 26.71 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 25.93 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.85 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 27.2 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 27.25 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 27.25 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.73 Percentage of GDP, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 27.25 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8 Percentage of GDP | 18.31 Percentage of GDP | 21.32 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.65 Percentage of GDP | 21.14 Percentage of GDP | 24.11 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.37 Percentage of GDP | 24.15 Percentage of GDP | 26.62 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.79 Percentage of GDP | 25.93 Percentage of GDP | 27.25 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 336.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Uruguay?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Uruguay was 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.31 Percentage of GDP in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.