Uruguay

URYLatin America & Caribbean High incomeCapital: Montevideo
Economy
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Health
Education
Trade
Energy / Env
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Governance
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78/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Uruguay in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Uruguay· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Uruguay

Uruguay's GDP is $96.09B (2026), with a population of 3.4M, and GDP per capita of $27,608. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 1.8%, inflation at 4.0%, unemployment at 8.0%, government debt at 66.8% of GDP, life expectancy of 78.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2015–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$96.09B2026▲ 12.3%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)1.8%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$27,6082026▲ 12.5%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$135.85B2026▲ 4.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$39,0302026▲ 4.9%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.06%2026▼ 1.6%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$80.93B2025▲ 4.7%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$24,0202025▲ 9.2%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$36,3302025▲ 5.7%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)16.9%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)65.2%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)6.4%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)17.6%2025▲ 1.3%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)66.8%2015▼ 0.4%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)16.2%2025▲ 1.6%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)15.5%2025▲ 3.1%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)4.3%2025▲ 3.5%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$66,3482025▲ 0.6%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)10.0%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)18.2%2022▲ 1.7%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$14,7192021▲ 6.8%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)13.9%2021▼ 0.5%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)4.4%2025▼ 11.7%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021▲ 145.1%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.9%2021▼ 15.9%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)1.91%2021▼ 16.8%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$14.41B2025▲ 2.0%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$32,7422025▲ 1.8%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$19,3752025▲ 1.8%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary22 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)49.7%2025▼ 3.4%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)27.1%2025▼ 4.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)22.6%2025▼ 2.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$23.10B2025▼ 0.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$19.33B2025▲ 1.1%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$11.23B2025▲ 9.5%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$12.95B2025▲ 3.4%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.3%2025▲ 127.4%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.8%2025▲ 146.5%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.12B2025▲ 128.4%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$150.0M2025▲ 10.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.2%2025▲ 6.3%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)9.8%2024▼ 8.1%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-0.4%2025▲ 42.1%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-374.1M2025▲ 40.0%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2017 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)0.1%2017▲ 103.5%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$41.6M2017▲ 128.1%WB
▶Finance8 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)282024▼ 17.0%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population3.4M2025▼ 0.1%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.1%2025▼ 27.3%WB
Population Density (per km²)192023▼ 0.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)176,2202023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)175,0202023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)95.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Urban Population (total)3.2M2025▲ 0.0%WB
Rural Population (%)4.3%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth78.3 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male74.4 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female82.0 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▼ 0.9%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)9.82024▼ 0.7%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)9.92024▲ 1.5%WB
Net Migration-1,3382025▲ 0.7%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.9%2025▼ 2.2%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)65.8%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)16.3%2025▲ 1.5%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)51.9%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)24.7%2025▲ 1.2%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)27.2%2025▼ 2.4%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)137.12024▼ 1.9%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)73.52024▼ 0.5%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force1.8M2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)65.0%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)57.3%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)73.4%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Unemployment (%)7.5%2025▼ 8.4%WB
Female Unemployment (%)8.7%2025▼ 8.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)6.6%2025▼ 8.9%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)25.1%2025▼ 5.8%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)8.1%2025▼ 2.9%WB
Employment in Industry (%)18.8%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Employment in Services (%)73.2%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)65.5%2024▲ 1.4%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)24.4%2025▼ 0.6%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)72.0%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)37.2%2024▲ 2.1%WB
Employers (% of total employment)3.6%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)45.9%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)60.1%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)28.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)14.0%2024▼ 5.6%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2010–2024 · WB
▶Health48 indicators · 2018–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)9.0%2023▲ 1.4%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$2,0762023▲ 12.2%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)6.5%2023▲ 3.9%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)17.1%2023▲ 4.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.72022▲ 2.8%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)7.42022▲ 1.6%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.42023▼ 2.8%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)7.42024▲ 0.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)42024▼ 2.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)152023▼ 25.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)6.62024▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)8.22024▲ 0.0%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)22.0%2021▲ 185.4%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)71.9%2021▼ 15.6%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)6.1%2021▼ 13.5%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 1.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▼ 1.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)472024▲ 4.4%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)6.9%2018▼ 36.1%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)11.4%2018▲ 9.6%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)22.0%2024▼ 2.7%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)16.6%2024▼ 2.4%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)24.82021▲ 8.7%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)5.62020▲ 2.9%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)74.982952442021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)20.166838242021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)64.98706542021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)6.1657999512024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)7.4467469972024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)4.0488607762024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)5.1185730022023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)472024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)5.42024—WHO
People Living with HIV170002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)14.178372022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)962025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)982025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)962025—WHO
Physicians (total)15,4202023▼ 2.7%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel25,8352023▲ 3.2%WHO
Dentists (total)8812023▲ 4.3%WHO
Pharmacists (total)2442023▲ 10.9%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)1.42018—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)6.92018—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)1.82018—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)852023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)132021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)2076.094238282023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2018–2024 · WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2007–2024 · WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption1.572023▼ 2.3%WB
Government Effectiveness0.852023▲ 0.1%WB
Political Stability0.962023▼ 11.1%WB
Regulatory Quality0.682023▼ 5.4%WB
Rule of Law0.722023▼ 6.5%WB
Voice & Accountability1.282023▼ 0.1%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)92.5%2023▲ 0.5%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)79.2%2023▲ 2.4%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)75.9%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)82.0%2023▼ 7.0%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.3%2024▲ 9.2%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$1.74B2024▲ 14.9%WB
Armed Forces Personnel22,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.3%2020▲ 3.4%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)6.8%2024▲ 6.6%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)11.22023▼ 0.4%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2019–2024 · WB
▶Social Protection8 indicators · 2020–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)34.9%2022▼ 0.1%—
Social Assistance Coverage (%)45.7%2022▼ 4.5%—
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)3.6%2022▼ 19.0%—
Social Protection Coverage (%)71.7%2022▼ 1.1%—
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.602020▼ 0.6%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.622020▼ 0.5%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.572020▼ 0.7%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.6 years2020▼ 1.1%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals3.5M2019▼ 12.0%WB
International Tourism, Departures2.2M2019▲ 12.9%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.08B2020▼ 53.5%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$412.0M2020▼ 71.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)7.7%2020▼ 42.6%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$30.0M2020▼ 65.1%WB
▶Urban Development6 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.0%2025▼ 84.6%WB
Population in Largest City1.8M2025▲ 0.4%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)55.2%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)52.8%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)1.3%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-1.3%2025▼ 4.5%WB