Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 25.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2021, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay stood at 25.88.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay peaked at 31.37 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.02, in 1984.
That places Uruguay 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.37 | — |
| 1981 | 18.52 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 16.48 | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 17.52 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 16.02 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 18.83 | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 21 | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 19.28 | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 20.1 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 19.86 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 18.07 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 19.01 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 20.13 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 21.97 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 21.17 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 19.9 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 20.88 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 23.41 | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 23.33 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 20.81 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 20.07 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 19.91 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.58 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.18 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.76 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.35 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.56 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 21.93 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 22.07 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.11 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 25.45 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 25.87 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.1 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.69 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.62 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.46 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31.37 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 27.93 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 28.19 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.79 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.31 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.88 | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6 | 16.02 | 21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.87 | 18.07 | 23.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.35 | 19.58 | 25.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.25 | 25.45 | 31.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1 | 25.88 | 28.31 | 2 |
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)
- 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 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Uruguay was 25.88 in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.37 in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.02 in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenues vs income inequality Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.