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Uruguay · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Uruguay

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Montevideo High income Nation age 201 years (since 1825) i URY · UY
NationsTree Index 2025 i64.548th of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.2 msee ranking Military strength i49percentile
Population i3.4 m133rd of 217 Area i176,215 km²90th of 216 GDP i$85.35 bn84th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$129.68 bn intl.93rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$38,315 intl.66th of 199 Life expectancy i78.3 years65th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i75
Strength · trunk i47
Quality of life · crown i72
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i60
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i63
CSV

In short

Uruguay is 48th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 64.5 out of 100; its tree is 7.2 m tall.

It has 3.4 million people and an economy of $129.68 bn at purchasing power parity, 93rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Political stability (15th of 207) and Physicians (13th of 174).

Its weakest positions: Homicide rate (118th of 145), Income inequality (Gini) (87th of 108) and Inflation (136th of 180).

Over five years it climbed from 52nd to 48th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

49
Surface area ikm² 176,215 90th/216
Land area ikm² 175,016 90th/216
Population ipeople 3.4 m 133rd/217
Population growth i% -0.06% 173rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 19.4 188th/216
Urban population i% 95.7% 17th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.9% 141st/217
Population aged 65+ i% 16.3% 60th/217

Economy

47
GDP iUSD $85.35 bn 84th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $129.68 bn 93rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $110.82 bn 93rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $25,216 67th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $38,315 66th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $24,020 61st/201
GDP growth i% 1.8% 153rd/210
Inflation i% 4.7% 136th/180
Unemployment i% 7.5% 129th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 65.3% 36th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 65.6% 128th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.4% 116th/192

Main industries

49
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 6.4% 98th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.9% 149th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.0% 101st/192
Services i% of GDP 65.2% 53rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $23.10 bn 88th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $19.33 bn 95th/182
Exports i% of GDP 27.1% 119th/183
Imports i% of GDP 22.6% 160th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 49.7% 145th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 112th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 18.9% 107th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 65.3% 18th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.3% 157th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 9.8% 66th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.5% 80th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.3% 92nd/196

Natural resources

63
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.9% 97th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 106th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.01% 81st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.91% 37th/209
Arable land i% of land area 12.4% 85th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 27,190 23rd/183

Tourism

63
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 3.5 m 50th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.09 bn 67th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 7.7% 70th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.2 m 49th/107

Society & health

70
Life expectancy iyears 78.3 65th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 7.4 57th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.67 13th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 73rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 63.3% 96th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 119.1% 17th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 71.7% 16th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 24.7% 60th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.0% 44th/193
Adult literacy i% 98.9% 15th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 80.0% 28th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.862 48th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 40.0 87th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.2% 18th/108

Infrastructure & digital

70
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Internet users i% of population 92.0% 45th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 146 34th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 33.0 49th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,498 60th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 563,6322009

Environment & energy

58
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.57 103rd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 57.8% 41st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 10.9 52nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 11.5% 162nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,959 57th/149

Institutions & safety

75
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 70.0 47th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 79.4 17th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 74.1 41st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 88.4 15th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 65.0 55th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 80.0 23rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 11.2 118th/145

Military

53
Military expenditure iUSD $1.95 bn 66th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.3% 48th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 7.1% 48th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 22,000 100th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.32% 49th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 150th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m2000

Science & innovation

47
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.70% 51st/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 13 97th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 1,060 87th/197

Compare Uruguay with

BoliviaCosta RicaEl SalvadorGuyanaHondurasParaguayPuerto Rico (US)

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Uruguay — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/uruguay. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Uruguay — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/uruguay. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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