GDP per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: GDP per capita was 19,374 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Uruguay is 19,374 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Uruguay peaked at 19,374 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,380 constant 2015 US$, in 1967.
Uruguay ranks 63rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,573 constant 2015 US$ | 6,380 constant 2015 US$ | 6,778 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,237 constant 2015 US$ | 6,694 constant 2015 US$ | 8,322 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,938 constant 2015 US$ | 7,011 constant 2015 US$ | 8,875 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,971 constant 2015 US$ | 8,320 constant 2015 US$ | 11,585 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,367 constant 2015 US$ | 9,807 constant 2015 US$ | 13,692 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,734 constant 2015 US$ | 14,722 constant 2015 US$ | 17,758 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,152 constant 2015 US$ | 16,443 constant 2015 US$ | 19,374 constant 2015 US$ | 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 per capita in Uruguay?
- Gdp per capita in Uruguay was 19,374 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19,374 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,380 constant 2015 US$ in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for gdp per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.