GERD as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay

Uruguay: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.7% in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
50th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2023
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
25
1996–2023

GERD as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, 1996–2023

0.20.40.60.81996200920231996: 0.2651997: 0.351998: 0.1921999: 0.2242000: 0.2092002: 0.2382005: 0.462006: 0.3642007: 0.4222008: 0.3742009: 0.4022010: 0.3292011: 0.332012: 0.3082013: 0.2912014: 0.3172015: 0.3512016: 0.3742017: 0.4412018: 0.5052019: 0.5682020: 0.6762021: 0.6152022: 0.6222023: 0.702

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.7% for gerd as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 50th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 47 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  2. 48 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  3. 49 Iran 0.7% compare
  4. 51 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  5. 52 Morocco 0.7% compare
  6. 53 Malta 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay?
Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
Uruguay ranks 50th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GERD as a percentage of GDP
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
166 places, 3,775 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release