Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 32.1% in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2006)
32.1%
Change on year
up 69.0%
World rank
37th
of 128 countries
All-time high
60.9%
in 2000
All-time low
19.0%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2000–2006
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uruguay, 2000–2006
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uruguay is 32.1%, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.0% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 37th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.9% | — |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -62.3% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +69.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 32.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 32.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uruguay?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uruguay was 32.1% in 2006, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Uruguay ranks 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2006.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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