Economic Growth in Uruguay
Uruguay's economy recorded an average growth rate of 1.4% in the decade to 2024, compared to the 2.3% average for Latin America. In 2024, real GDP growth was 3.1%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Uruguay GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Uruguay from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Uruguay GDP Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| GDP (USD bn) | 60.7 | 71.2 | 79.1 | 82.4 | 85.5 |
| GDP (UYU bn) | 2,645 | 2,933 | 3,075 | 3,310 | 3,516 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | 17.6 | 10.9 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 |
Economic growth slows in the fourth quarter of 2025
GDP expands at slowest rate since early 2023: Uruguay's GDP increased 0.1% in annual terms in Q4, following a downwardly revised 1.0% expansion in the previous quarter. Q4's reading was the weakest since Q2 2023. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, economic output expanded 0.1% in Q4, following a 0.4% contraction in the prior quarter. In 2025 overall, GDP grew by 1.8%, surpassing the prior 10 years’ average.
Drivers: Relative to the previous quarter's data, the readings for private consumption (+1.9% in annual terms vs +2.3% in Q3) and exports of goods and services (-1.9% vs +5.2% in Q3) worsened in Q4. In contrast, readings picked up for government consumption (+2.2% vs +1.2% in Q3), fixed investment (-0.9% vs -1.4% in Q3) and imports of goods and services (+5.1% vs +4.6% in Q3).
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