Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay
Uruguay: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 65.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
65.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
72nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
72.3%
in 2010
All-time low
65.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay is 65.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay peaked at 72.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2016.
Uruguay ranks 72nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 65.8% | — |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 65.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 89% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 65.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 65.5% | 72.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.5% | 65.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Uruguay was 65.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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