Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 20.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 20.6% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Uruguay peaked at 35.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.2% | — |
| 1961 | 23.3% | +35.1% |
| 1962 | 16.5% | -29.2% |
| 1963 | 17.6% | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 15.2% | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 20.8% | +36.4% |
| 1966 | 22.2% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 20.2% | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 16.9% | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 16.2% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -87.2% |
| 1971 | 16.6% | +699.3% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 35.0% | +97.8% |
| 1974 | 13.3% | -61.9% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 20.4% | +32.7% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 20.4% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -40.4% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | +49.5% |
| 1982 | 16.8% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -1.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.7%, 80% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.3%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +699.3% | 2.1% | 16.6% |
| 1973 | +97.8% | 17.7% | 35.0% |
| 1970 | -87.2% | 16.2% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | -61.9% | 35.0% | 13.3% |
| 1981 | +49.5% | 11.7% | 17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 15.2% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 2.1% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 11.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 11.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 11.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.2% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.6% | 25.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 258.23 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4283 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 188.56 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Uruguay?
- Gross domestic savings in Uruguay was 20.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross domestic savings?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.