Revenue, excluding grants in Uruguay
Uruguay: Revenue, excluding grants was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 30.6% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Uruguay peaked at 33.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1973.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 23.8% | — |
| 1973 | 16.2% | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 20.2% | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 23.6% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 26.7% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 16.2% | 23.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 20.4% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 23.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 168,037 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Uruguay?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Uruguay was 30.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.