Final consumption expenditure in Uruguay
Uruguay: Final consumption expenditure was 79.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in Uruguay is 79.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 97.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1973.
That places Uruguay 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 76.7% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.1% | 65.0% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 81.0% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 82.0% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 79.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 77.2% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 74.2% | 79.4% | 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 79.4% 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 97.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.