GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.04 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay is 1.04 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 1.04 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,744 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,744 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 7,740 current LCU per person | +106.7% |
| 1992 | 13,260 current LCU per person | +71.3% |
| 1993 | 20,020 current LCU per person | +51.0% |
| 1994 | 29,690 current LCU per person | +48.3% |
| 1995 | 41,057 current LCU per person | +38.3% |
| 1996 | 54,516 current LCU per person | +32.8% |
| 1997 | 70,212 current LCU per person | +28.8% |
| 1998 | 82,067 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 83,577 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 84,548 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 85,013 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 88,211 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 103,558 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 119,656 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 129,351 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 144,472 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 169,509 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 197,425 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 223,003 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 253,570 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 292,268 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 330,242 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 375,534 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 425,924 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 468,005 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 513,059 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 550,147 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 591,460 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 645,727 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 662,024 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 778,832 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 864,977 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 907,650 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 977,511 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 1.04 million current LCU per person | +6.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.04 million current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 14.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.04 million current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 15.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +106.7% | 3,744 current LCU per person | 7,740 current LCU per person |
| 1992 | +71.3% | 7,740 current LCU per person | 13,260 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,588 current LCU per person | 3,744 current LCU per person | 83,577 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,475 current LCU per person | 84,548 current LCU per person | 223,003 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 444,594 current LCU per person | 253,570 current LCU per person | 645,727 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 871,607 current LCU per person | 662,024 current LCU per person | 1.04 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 46 Cameroon 1.15 million current LCU per person compare
- 47 Senegal 1.14 million current LCU per person compare
- 48 Albania 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 50 Norway 983,386 current LCU per person compare
- 51 Benin 964,994 current LCU per person compare
- 52 Comoros 897,080 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 661.04 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 128.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay was 1.04 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,744 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.