Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay
Uruguay: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 47.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
47.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 189 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 2010
All-time low
47.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay stood at 47.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay peaked at 54.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2016.
Uruguay ranks 28th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 47.8% | — |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 47.5% | 54.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.5% | 47.9% | 2 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Uruguay was 47.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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