Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Uruguay
Uruguay: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 15.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Uruguay, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Uruguay stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Uruguay peaked at 15.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.9% | — |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +57.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.9% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Uruguay?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Uruguay was 15.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.