Wealth and income percentiles in Uruguay
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Uruguay? Model estimates for 2.5 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Uruguay
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, UYU | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | UYU 888,000 | USD 22,800 |
| Top 10% | UYU 6,960,000 | USD 178,000 |
| Top 5% | UYU 12,800,000 | USD 329,000 |
| Top 1% | UYU 39,000,000 | USD 999,000 |
| Top 0.1% | UYU 197,000,000 | USD 5,050,000 |
| Average (mean) | UYU 3,910,000 | USD 100,000 |
Income thresholds in Uruguay
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, UYU | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | UYU 522,000 | USD 13,400 |
| Top 10% | UYU 2,340,000 | USD 59,900 |
| Top 5% | UYU 3,630,000 | USD 92,900 |
| Top 1% | UYU 10,100,000 | USD 259,000 |
| Top 0.1% | UYU 42,700,000 | USD 1,090,000 |
| Average (mean) | UYU 1,190,000 | USD 30,600 |
Uruguay in a global context
Uruguay has 0.05% of the world’s adults. About 11.6% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.80% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 18.5% and 1.9%.
The median adult in Uruguay is in the global top 34.2% by net worth and the global top 27.4% by income. Uruguay is home to about 0.04% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 5 | No direct Uruguayan net-worth distribution has been imported; wealth is donor/proxy based. |
| Income | 5 | INE Uruguay provides official income figures, but the implemented track is disposable household income with very few anchors. It is not the same as gross wages. |
- World Inequality Lab, Technical Note 2026/04, country appendix
- INE Uruguay household income Q4 2025
- INE Uruguay detailed Q4 2025 report
The calculator also offers a national source track for Uruguay based on official national statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). National tracks use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2025-12-31; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Uruguay?
About UYU 39,000,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about UYU 6,960,000.
What is the median income in Uruguay?
The median adult in Uruguay has a broad pre-tax economic income of about UYU 522,000 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Uruguay are in the global top 1%?
About 0.80% of adults in Uruguay are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 1.9% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Uruguay is 5/5 for net worth and 5/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.