Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3569 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3569 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0983 million USD per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0983 million USD per square kilometre, in 1972.
Uruguay ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0997 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0999 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0983 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0987 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1018 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1077 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.112 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1133 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1193 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1267 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1343 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1368 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.124 million USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1167 million USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1154 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1171 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1275 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1376 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1376 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1394 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1407 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1451 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1583 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1625 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1743 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1718 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1813 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1903 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1989 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.195 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1913 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1839 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1697 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1711 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1796 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.193 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2009 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2141 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2294 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2392 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2578 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2749 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2886 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3062 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3205 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3261 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3377 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3436 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3441 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3473 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3217 million USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3396 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3556 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.85 million USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 million USD per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1077 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0983 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1267 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1286 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1154 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1394 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1718 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1407 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1989 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1972 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1697 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2392 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3147 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2578 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3473 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3434 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3217 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 106 Montenegro 0.385 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Chile 0.3766 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Saudi Arabia 0.361 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 0.3366 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Georgia 0.3294 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 112 Tunisia 0.327 million USD per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3569 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0983 million USD per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.