Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.31 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay is 1.31, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay peaked at 7.22 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.79, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.61 | — |
| 2001 | -3.72 | +509.8% |
| 2002 | -3.79 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.98 | -152.2% |
| 2004 | -0.4 | -120.2% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | -1562.5% |
| 2006 | -1.73 | -129.6% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | -178.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | +248.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 7.22 | +237.4% |
| 2011 | 0.86 | -88.1% |
| 2012 | 4.34 | +404.7% |
| 2013 | 4.63 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | -75.4% |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +99.1% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.81 | -60.1% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | +59.3% |
| 2020 | -2.54 | -296.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -147.2% |
| 2022 | 2.07 | +72.5% |
| 2023 | -1.31 | -163.3% |
| 2024 | 1.81 | -238.2% |
| 2025 | 1.31 | -27.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52, 86% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1562.5% | -0.4 | 5.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.577 | -3.79 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 0.81 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4233 | -2.54 | 2.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More work & labour data for Uruguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0269 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,567 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 95.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,144 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,102 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,246 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Uruguay was 1.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.79 in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Uruguay ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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