GDP per person employed in Uruguay
Uruguay: GDP per person employed was 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Uruguay stood at 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Uruguay peaked at 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,007 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
That places Uruguay 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,840 constant 2021 PPP $ | 37,007 constant 2021 PPP $ | 47,454 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 46,411 constant 2021 PPP $ | 43,687 constant 2021 PPP $ | 50,029 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,912 constant 2021 PPP $ | 53,643 constant 2021 PPP $ | 64,951 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,956 constant 2021 PPP $ | 63,302 constant 2021 PPP $ | 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 58 Montenegro 70,235 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 59 Turkmenistan 69,785 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 68,866 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 62 North Macedonia 65,974 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 63 Bahamas 65,604 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 64 Chile 65,211 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Uruguay?
- Gdp per person employed in Uruguay was 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,007 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for gdp per person employed?
- Uruguay ranks 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.