Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay
Uruguay: Industry (including construction), value added was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay peaked at 36.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 153rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.8% | 33.1% | 36.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 23.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay was 16.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Uruguay ranks 153rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.