Final consumption expenditure in Uruguay
Uruguay: Final consumption expenditure was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Uruguay is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 1,326.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 14.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -12.6%, in 1983.
Uruguay ranks 124th of 175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | -5.9% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | -2.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | -12.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | -3.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -8.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | -0.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -7.9% | 5.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -182.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 984,837 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 24,020 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.33 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Uruguay?
- Final consumption expenditure in Uruguay was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.6% in 1983.
- How does Uruguay rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,326.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.