Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 15.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uruguay, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 15.7% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uruguay peaked at 22.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.1% | — |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -14.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 15.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.3%, 77% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.0% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 15.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 18.3% | 3 |
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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uruguay?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uruguay was 15.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.