Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Uruguay, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Uruguay stood at 2.8%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 4.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.8% | — |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +137.7% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 5 |
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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 capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 168,037 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Uruguay?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Uruguay was 2.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.