Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 32.1% in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2006)
32.1%
Change on year
up 69.0%
World rank
32nd
of 114 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 32nd of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, 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% |
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 32nd out of 114 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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