Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 25.88 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
25.88
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
60th
of 186 countries
All-time high
31.37
in 2016
All-time low
16.02
in 1984
Years of data
42
1980β2021
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uruguay, 1980β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Uruguay is 25.88, measured in 2021.
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 in Uruguay peaked at 31.37 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.02, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 60th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
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, gaps filled 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 in Uruguay?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uruguay was 25.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 31.37 in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.02 in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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