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SOUTH AMERICA

Uruguay

UY

Montevideo · pop. 3M · Spanish · Uruguayan peso

Trajectories

economic complexity

#74

Slipping in export sophistication, from #52 in 1995.

2024 · 0.12

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995high0.41
19960.14−0.26 pts
19970.21+0.06 pts
19980.25+0.05 pts
19990.28+0.03 pts
20000.26−0.02 pts
20010.31+0.05 pts
20020.25−0.06 pts
20030.22−0.03 pts
20040.15−0.07 pts
20050.40+0.24 pts
20060.23−0.16 pts
20070.16−0.07 pts
20080.28+0.11 pts
20090.26−0.01 pts
20100.21−0.06 pts
20110.20−0.01 pts
20120.17−0.03 pts
20130.18+0.01 pts
20140.24+0.06 pts
20150.29+0.05 pts
20160.22−0.07 pts
20170.19−0.03 pts
2018−0.03−0.21 pts
2019−0.09−0.06 pts
2020low−0.16−0.08 pts
2021−0.05+0.12 pts
2022−0.050 pts
20230.02+0.07 pts
2024latest0.12+0.10 pts

economic momentum

$23.9K

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $23.9K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$2,995
1991$3,589+19.8%
1992$4,102+14.3%
1993$4,753+15.9%
1994$5,508+15.9%
1995$6,050+9.9%
1996$6,398+5.8%
1997$7,436+16.2%
1998$7,837+5.4%
1999$7,371−6.0%
2000$6,988−5.2%
2001$6,383−8.7%
2002$4,150−35.0%
2003$3,671−11.5%
2004$4,169+13.6%
2005$5,284+26.8%
2006$6,001+13.6%
2007$7,222+20.3%
2008$9,424+30.5%
2009$9,881+4.9%
2010$12.6K+27.9%
2011$15.1K+19.7%
2012$16.3K+7.4%
2013$18.3K+12.8%
2014$18.3K−0.1%
2015$17.1K−6.5%
2016$17.0K−0.7%
2017$19.2K+12.8%
2018$19.2K+0.3%
2019$18.3K−4.9%
2020$15.8K−14.0%
2021$17.9K+13.5%
2022$20.8K+16.4%
2023$23.0K+10.6%
2024latest$23.9K+3.9%

prices

4.8%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.8%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990high113%
1991102%−10.6 pts
199268.5%−33.5 pts
199354.1%−14.4 pts
199444.7%−9.36 pts
199542.2%−2.49 pts
199628.3%−13.9 pts
199719.8%−8.52 pts
199810.8%−9.01 pts
19995.7%−5.15 pts
20004.8%−0.89 pts
2001low4.4%−0.40 pts
200214.0%+9.61 pts
200319.4%+5.41 pts
20049.2%−10.2 pts
20054.7%−4.46 pts
20066.4%+1.70 pts
20078.1%+1.72 pts
20087.9%−0.24 pts
20097.1%−0.81 pts
20106.7%−0.36 pts
20118.1%+1.39 pts
20128.1%0 pts
20138.6%+0.48 pts
20148.9%+0.30 pts
20158.7%−0.21 pts
20169.6%+0.97 pts
20176.2%−3.42 pts
20187.6%+1.39 pts
20197.9%+0.28 pts
20209.8%+1.87 pts
20217.7%−2.01 pts
20229.1%+1.36 pts
20235.9%−3.24 pts
2024latest4.8%−1.02 pts

demographic curve

1.4 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 2.6 in 1980.

2024 · 1.4

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19602.8
19612.8+0.7%
19622.9+0.7%
19632.9+0.6%
19642.9−0.7%
19652.8−0.8%
19662.8−0.7%
19672.8−1.2%
19682.8−0.5%
19692.8−0.1%
19702.8+0.1%
19712.8−0.2%
19722.8+0.5%
19732.9+2.6%
19743.0+3.6%
1975high3.0+2.0%
19763.0−0.4%
19772.9−3.5%
19782.8−2.4%
19792.7−4.2%
19802.6−4.5%
19812.5−2.2%
19822.5−0.9%
19832.5−1.0%
19842.5−0.6%
19852.50.0%
19862.50.0%
19872.5+0.6%
19882.5+0.7%
19892.5−0.2%
19902.5−0.8%
19912.5−0.9%
19922.4−0.9%
19932.4−1.0%
19942.4+0.7%
19952.4−1.0%
19962.4−1.5%
19972.3−1.5%
19982.3−2.4%
19992.2−1.0%
20002.2−2.3%
20012.2−1.6%
20022.20.0%
20032.1−2.0%
20042.1−1.1%
20052.1+0.2%
20062.1−1.3%
20072.0−1.1%
20082.0−0.9%
20092.0−0.6%
20102.0−0.3%
20112.0−1.2%
20122.0+1.3%
20132.0+1.1%
20142.0−0.4%
20152.0+0.7%
20162.0−3.7%
20171.8−7.2%
20181.7−7.8%
20191.6−6.8%
20201.5−4.5%
20211.4−3.4%
20221.4−1.5%
20231.4−1.1%
2024latest1.4−0.9%

Metrics

  1. population
    3M
    141 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $78B
    82 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $23,019
    43 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $2B
    66 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.1%
    47 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    181K km²
    92 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    16.6 /km²
    151 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    78.1 yr
    45 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    90%
    45 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    2.6 t
    85 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    96%
    4 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.4
    145 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    4.7%
    76 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.2%
    136 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.7%
    52 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    938
    56 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    1.1K
    85 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    10%
    56 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    40.0
    107 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    25%
    143 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    99%
    17 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.79
    14 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    76
    13 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    16.4
    18 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.862
    42 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    1.3K
    118 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    131
    125 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data