Country information

Uruguay

Area

176.215 km²

Capital

Montevideo

Government

Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou

Population

3,5 Mio

Contact

Mélissa Bigdely

Coordinator LAV-Young Professionals / Regional Manager Argentina, Chile, Haiti, Paraguay and Uruguay

m.bigdely@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 150

Economic data

Basic data 2022 2023 2024
GDP growth in % 8,3 (Apr 2022) 1 3,18
Export in billion US$ 1,3 0,85 -
Import in billion US$ 1,2 1,0 -
Key interest rate in % 11,50 9,5 8,75
Exchange rate US$/UYU 41,19 39,89 (Nov 2023) 43,61 (Jan 2025)
Foreign direct investments - - -
Inflation rate in % 9,1 (P) 5,87 4,89
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,817 - -

Foreign Trade

Import products: Crude Petroleum, Vehicles, Machinery
Import partner: Brazil, China, USA, Argentina

Export products: Meat, Wheat, Rice, Cellulosic material (paper), Soja, Vehicles, Rapeseed, Milk
Export partner: China, USA, Brazil, Europe

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 27.01.2025
Sources: INE, UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, Banco Central de Uruguay (BCU), OEC, IWF, Ceicdata, Statista