Taxes on international trade in Uruguay
Uruguay: Taxes on international trade was 35.16 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in Uruguay stood at 35.16 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Uruguay peaked at 35.16 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,000 current LCU, in 1972.
Uruguay ranks 56th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 405,250 current LCU | 17,000 current LCU | 1.67 million current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 28.81 million current LCU | 2.81 million current LCU | 107.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 billion current LCU | 254.00 million current LCU | 2.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 billion current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | 7.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.99 billion current LCU | 8.48 billion current LCU | 22.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.57 billion current LCU | 23.10 billion current LCU | 35.16 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 53 Ukraine 48.50 billion current LCU compare
- 54 Afghanistan 45.92 billion current LCU compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 41.99 billion current LCU compare
- 57 Namibia 29.08 billion current LCU compare
- 58 Niger 28.16 billion current LCU compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 27.51 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 17.9% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 18.8% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 24.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 6.9% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 19.5% (2024)
- Interest payments 6.4% (2023)
- Other taxes 4.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Uruguay?
- Taxes on international trade in Uruguay was 35.16 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.16 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 current LCU in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for taxes on international trade?
- Uruguay ranks 56th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.