Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative in Uruguay

Uruguay: Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative was 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.25 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 29 countries
All-time high
27.25 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
18.31 Percentage of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative in Uruguay, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 18.3 Percentage of GDP1991: 19.1 Percentage of GDP1992: 20 Percentage of GDP1993: 19.6 Percentage of GDP1994: 19.4 Percentage of GDP1995: 19.6 Percentage of GDP1996: 19.8 Percentage of GDP1997: 20.4 Percentage of GDP1998: 20.5 Percentage of GDP1999: 21.3 Percentage of GDP2000: 21.3 Percentage of GDP2001: 21.6 Percentage of GDP2002: 21.1 Percentage of GDP2003: 21.8 Percentage of GDP2004: 22.3 Percentage of GDP2005: 22.9 Percentage of GDP2006: 24.1 Percentage of GDP2007: 23.5 Percentage of GDP2008: 24 Percentage of GDP2009: 23.8 Percentage of GDP2010: 24.2 Percentage of GDP2011: 24.5 Percentage of GDP2012: 24.8 Percentage of GDP2013: 25.2 Percentage of GDP2014: 25.1 Percentage of GDP2015: 25.1 Percentage of GDP2016: 25.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 26.5 Percentage of GDP2018: 26.6 Percentage of GDP2019: 26.2 Percentage of GDP2020: 26.7 Percentage of GDP2021: 25.9 Percentage of GDP2022: 26.8 Percentage of GDP2023: 27.2 Percentage of GDP2024: 27.3 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 27.25 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative 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 6th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues in Uruguay, 1990 to 2024.
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 above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 27.25 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.48 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Jamaica 30.7 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 4 Argentina 27.63 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 5 Nicaragua 27.61 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 24.84 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 8 Trinidad and Tobago 24.59 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 9 Belize 24.51 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in Uruguay?
Revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative in Uruguay was 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 27.25 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 18.31 Percentage of GDP in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in latin america and the caribbean - comparative 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 Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean - Comparative tax revenues
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenues 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.