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 961,000 | USD 23,500 |
| Top 10% | UYU 6,520,000 | USD 159,000 |
| Top 5% | UYU 14,500,000 | USD 354,000 |
| Top 1% | UYU 56,300,000 | USD 1,380,000 |
| Top 0.1% | UYU 228,000,000 | USD 5,560,000 |
| Average (mean) | UYU 4,630,000 | USD 113,000 |
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 685,000 | USD 16,700 |
| Top 10% | UYU 2,300,000 | USD 56,100 |
| Top 5% | UYU 2,810,000 | USD 68,600 |
| Top 1% | UYU 9,390,000 | USD 230,000 |
| Top 0.1% | UYU 34,800,000 | USD 849,000 |
| Average (mean) | UYU 1,220,000 | USD 29,800 |
Uruguay in a global context
Uruguay has 0.05% of the world’s adults. About 10.3% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 1.1% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 16.3% and 1.6%.
The median adult in Uruguay is in the global top 34.9% by net worth and the global top 23.2% by income. Uruguay is home to about 0.05% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Uruguay are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 advanced tool also offers national source tracks for Uruguay based on official statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). They use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; 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 56,300,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about UYU 6,520,000.
What is the median income in Uruguay?
The median adult in Uruguay has a broad pre-tax economic income of about UYU 685,000 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 1.1% of adults in Uruguay are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 1.6% 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.