Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Uruguay, 1980–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Uruguay is 2.7%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 3.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 76th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.7% | — |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -46.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +29.1% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -27.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +64.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Uruguay?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Uruguay was 2.7% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 76th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.