Labour share of GDP (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Labour share of GDP (%) was 56.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
56.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 104 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2020
All-time low
46.3%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Uruguay, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 56.6% for labour share of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 57.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2004.
That places Uruguay 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.3% | — |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 56.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.7%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 56.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 46.3% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 51.2% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 55.1% | 57.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 21 Ecuador 58.1% compare
- 22 Luxembourg 57.2% compare
- 23 Denmark 57.1% compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.6% compare
- 24 United Kingdom 56.6% compare
- 27 Lithuania 56.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 336.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Uruguay?
- Labour share of gdp in Uruguay was 56.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for labour share of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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