Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay
Uruguay: Industry (including construction), value added was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay peaked at 36.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 153rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 33.1% | — |
| 1984 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 33.7% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 29.7% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 28.0% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.8% | 33.1% | 36.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 23.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 17.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.7% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 36.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 918,542 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 17,515 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 20.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Uruguay was 16.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Uruguay ranks 153rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.