Taxes on goods and services gdp in Uruguay

Uruguay: Taxes on goods and services gdp was 9.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9.7
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
77th
of 186 countries
All-time high
12.69
in 2006
All-time low
7.2
in 1990
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Taxes on goods and services gdp in Uruguay, 1980–2021

0510151980200020211980: 81981: 8.61982: 7.61983: 7.41984: 7.41985: 8.41986: 8.91987: 8.11988: 8.81989: 8.61990: 7.21991: 7.61992: 8.11993: 7.51994: 7.41995: 7.61996: 7.71997: 9.91998: 9.81999: 9.52000: 7.92001: 10.42002: 10.42003: 11.22004: 11.92005: 12.22006: 12.72007: 12.42008: 11.62009: 10.92010: 10.92011: 10.12012: 9.92013: 9.62014: 9.52015: 9.22016: 92017: 9.12018: 8.92019: 8.62020: 92021: 9.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 9.7 for taxes on goods and services gdp in 2021.

That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services gdp in Uruguay peaked at 12.69 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 1990.

That places Uruguay 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.2 7.35 8.93 10
1990s 8.24 7.2 9.94 10
2000s 11.16 7.95 12.69 10
2010s 9.48 8.62 10.94 10
2020s 9.36 9.01 9.7 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 74 Burkina Faso 9.84 compare
  2. 75 India 9.82 compare
  3. 76 Norway 9.74 compare
  4. 78 Luxembourg 9.67 compare
  5. 79 China (People’s Republic of) 9.49 compare
  6. 80 Russia 9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services gdp in Uruguay?
Taxes on goods and services gdp in Uruguay was 9.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest taxes on goods and services gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 12.69 in 2006.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for taxes on goods and services gdp?
Uruguay ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
Is taxes on goods and services gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on goods and services gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes on goods and services gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 5,751 data points, 1980–2023
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