Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 9.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Uruguay, 1980–2021
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 9.7% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Uruguay peaked at 12.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.0% | — |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 74 Burkina Faso 9.8% compare
- 75 India 9.8% compare
- 76 Norway 9.7% compare
- 78 Luxembourg 9.7% compare
- 79 China 9.5% compare
- 80 Russian Federation 9.0% compare
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 9.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 5,606 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,439 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Uruguay?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Uruguay was 9.7% in 2021, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Uruguay ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.