GDP per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: GDP per capita was 1.04 million current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Uruguay is 1.04 million current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Uruguay peaked at 1.04 million current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 current LCU, in 1960.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 0.0473 current LCU | 0.0057 current LCU | 0.1792 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.64 current LCU | 0.1899 current LCU | 19.15 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 391.86 current LCU | 31.23 current LCU | 1,699 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,494 current LCU | 3,503 current LCU | 83,577 current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,475 current LCU | 84,548 current LCU | 223,003 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,594 current LCU | 253,570 current LCU | 645,728 current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 871,608 current LCU | 662,026 current LCU | 1.04 million current LCU | 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 1.04 million current LCU 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 1.04 million current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for gdp per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. 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 per capita (current LCU). 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.