General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay
Uruguay: General government final consumption expenditure was 321.53 billion constant LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, 2016–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay stood at 321.53 billion constant LCU. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 321.53 billion constant LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 276.45 billion constant LCU, in 2016.
Uruguay ranks 73rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 287.28 billion constant LCU | 276.45 billion constant LCU | 298.61 billion constant LCU | 4 |
| 2020s | 306.47 billion constant LCU | 283.31 billion constant LCU | 321.53 billion constant 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 general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay was 321.53 billion constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 321.53 billion constant LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.45 billion constant LCU in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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 varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.