Income share held by highest 20% in Uruguay
Uruguay: Income share held by highest 20% was 46.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Uruguay, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 20% in Uruguay is 46.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Uruguay peaked at 51.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 34th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.7% | 48.1% | 49.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 46.8% | 48.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 49.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 45.7% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.1% | 46.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,058 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 25.88 (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.218 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.49 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2514 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 20% in Uruguay?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Uruguay was 46.1% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Uruguay ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.