Paying taxes: Profit tax in Uruguay

Uruguay: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 23.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 190 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2008
All-time low
17.7%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Uruguay, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 17.7 % of profits2006: 17.7 % of profits2007: 17.7 % of profits2008: 29.9 % of profits2009: 23.6 % of profits2010: 23.6 % of profits2011: 23.6 % of profits2012: 23.6 % of profits2013: 23.6 % of profits2014: 23.6 % of profits2015: 23.6 % of profits2016: 23.6 % of profits2017: 23.6 % of profits2018: 23.6 % of profits2019: 23.6 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 23.6% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Uruguay peaked at 29.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2005.

Uruguay ranks 35th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Uruguay, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 17.7%
2006 17.7% +0.0%
2007 17.7% +0.0%
2008 29.9% +68.9%
2009 23.6% -21.1%
2010 23.6% +0.0%
2011 23.6% +0.0%
2012 23.6% +0.0%
2013 23.6% +0.0%
2014 23.6% +0.0%
2015 23.6% +0.0%
2016 23.6% +0.0%
2017 23.6% +0.0%
2018 23.6% +0.0%
2019 23.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.3% 17.7% 29.9% 5
2010s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 32 Gambia 24.4% compare
  2. 33 Kiribati 24.3% compare
  3. 34 Japan 23.9% compare
  4. 35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6% compare
  5. 37 Solomon Islands 23.3% compare
  6. 38 Germany 23.2% compare
  7. 38 Papua New Guinea 23.2% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Uruguay?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Uruguay was 23.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Uruguay ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax 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: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.