Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uruguay
Uruguay: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 13.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uruguay, 2001–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 13.0% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uruguay peaked at 20.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 57th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.1% | — |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -13.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.9%, 77% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.0% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uruguay?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Uruguay was 13.0% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Uruguay ranks 57th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.