GDP growth in Uruguay
Uruguay: GDP growth was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Uruguay, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Uruguay stood at 1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.3% on the previous year and up 381.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Uruguay peaked at 8.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, -10.3%, in 1983.
That places Uruguay 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1.3% | -3.7% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | -1.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -10.3% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | -1.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -7.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -7.4% | 5.8% | 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 gdp growth in Uruguay?
- Gdp growth in Uruguay was 1.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.3% in 1983.
- How does Uruguay rank for gdp growth?
- Uruguay ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.4%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.