Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Uruguay

Uruguay: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 77.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
77.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 191 countries
All-time high
77.7%
in 2013
All-time low
29.8%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Uruguay, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 29.82006: 29.82007: 29.82008: 75.82009: 77.52010: 77.52011: 77.52012: 77.52013: 77.72014: 77.62015: 77.62016: 77.62017: 77.62018: 77.62019: 77.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uruguay is 77.6%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uruguay peaked at 77.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Uruguay, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 29.8%
2006 29.8% +0.0%
2007 29.8% +0.0%
2008 75.8% +154.7%
2009 77.5% +2.3%
2010 77.5% +0.0%
2011 77.5% +0.0%
2012 77.5% +0.0%
2013 77.7% +0.2%
2014 77.6% -0.0%
2015 77.6% +0.0%
2016 77.6% +0.0%
2017 77.6% +0.0%
2018 77.6% +0.0%
2019 77.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.5% 29.8% 77.5% 5
2010s 77.6% 77.5% 77.7% 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 114 Burundi 78.6% compare
  2. 115 Netherlands 78.5% compare
  3. 116 Burkina Faso 78.4% compare
  4. 118 Nepal 77.6% compare
  5. 119 Türkiye 76.9% compare
  6. 120 Lithuania 76.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uruguay?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uruguay was 77.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Uruguay ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score 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 the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.