Productivity: output per hour worked in Uruguay
Uruguay: Productivity: output per hour worked was 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity: output per hour worked in Uruguay stood at 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Uruguay peaked at 40.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 48th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 45 Hungary 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 46 Croatia 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 49 Greece 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 51 Kuwait 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 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 productivity: output per hour worked in Uruguay?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Uruguay was 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.