General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay
Uruguay: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, 2017–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay is 1.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 5.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.1%, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 100th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.2% | — |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | -5.1% | -310.1% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -210.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +12185.9% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -5.1% | 5.6% | 6 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,653 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 4.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 102,524 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Uruguay was 1.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.1% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 100th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.