GDP per employed person in Uruguay
Uruguay: GDP per employed person was 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per employed person in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per employed person in Uruguay is 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per employed person in Uruguay peaked at 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,007 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Uruguay ranks 61st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,840 constant 2021 PPP $ | 37,007 constant 2021 PPP $ | 47,454 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 46,411 constant 2021 PPP $ | 43,687 constant 2021 PPP $ | 50,029 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,912 constant 2021 PPP $ | 53,643 constant 2021 PPP $ | 64,951 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,956 constant 2021 PPP $ | 63,302 constant 2021 PPP $ | 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 58 Montenegro 70,235 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 59 Turkmenistan 69,785 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 68,866 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 62 North Macedonia 65,974 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 63 Bahamas 65,604 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 64 Chile 65,211 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per employed person in Uruguay?
- Gdp per employed person in Uruguay was 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per employed person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per employed person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,007 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for gdp per employed person?
- Uruguay ranks 61st out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per employed person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.