Uruguay Public Consumption: % of GDP
2016 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Uruguay Public Consumption: % of GDP
- Uruguay Public Consumption accounted for 17.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a share of 17.4 % in the previous quarter.
- Uruguay Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2016 to Sep 2025, with an average number of 17.3 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 18.7 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 15.3 % in Dec 2021.
CEIC calculates quarterly Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Uruguay provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.
Related information about Uruguay Public Consumption: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Uruguay GDP expanded 2.1 % YoY in Jun 2025.
- Uruguay Nominal GDP reached 20.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 4.8 % in Jun 2025.
- Uruguay GDP Per Capita reached 22,628.6 USD in Dec 2024.
- Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 17.1 % in Dec 2016.
- For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 16.6 % in Jun 2025.
- Private Consumption accounted for 62.2 % in Dec 2024.
View Uruguay's Public Consumption: % of GDP from Mar 2016 to Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was Uruguay's Public Consumption: % of GDP in Sep 2025?
Uruguay Public Consumption accounted for 17.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a share of 17.4 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.3 Sep 2025 | 17.4 Jun 2025 | 15.3 Dec 2021 | 18.7 Jun 2020 | % | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Sep 2025 |
Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 12.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 18.1 2024 | yearly | 1950 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 15.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 10.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 24.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 22.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 13.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 14.1 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.8 2025 | yearly | 1973 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 16.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 23.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 21.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 30.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 18.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 22.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 23.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 6.0 2022 | yearly | 1993 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 20.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 15.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 16.6 2024 | yearly | 1952 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 14.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 19.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 17.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 18.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 22.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 13.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 20.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 20.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 24.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 13.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 22.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 16.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 12.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 19.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 25.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| India (%) | 9.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 7.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 9.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 16.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.9 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 19.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 15.3 2023 | yearly | 1963 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 12.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 11.2 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 17.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 15.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 24.6 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 17.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 14.0 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Latvia (%) | 20.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 4.1 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 17.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 19.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 11.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 15.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 19.0 2023 | yearly | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 11.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 16.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 13.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 11.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 14.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 13.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 17.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 18.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 18.4 2024 | yearly | 1963 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 7.3 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 26.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 22.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.6 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 23.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 18.7 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 9.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 17.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 13.2 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 11.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 12.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 15.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 20.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 13.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 16.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 20.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 21.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 18.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 10.6 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 20.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 20.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 18.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 17.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 7.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 16.6 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden (%) | 26.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 12.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 2.7 2022 | yearly | 1963 - 2022 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 71.883 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,331.008 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 17.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 48,109.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 56.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (UYU bn) | 1,631.155 2030 | yearly | 1999 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (UYU bn) | 3,453.082 2030 | yearly | 1999 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (UYU bn) | 1,523.095 2030 | yearly | 1999 - 2030 |
| Gross Debt: Public Sector (USD mn) | 61,812.007 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Gross Debt: Public Sector: Residents (USD mn) | 35,803.832 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Gross Debt: Public Sector: Non Residents (USD mn) | 26,008.175 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.066 2028 | yearly | 2013 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -88.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 994.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 11.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 6,127.291 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 108,137.143 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 93,338.740 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,083.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -6.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 204,465.451 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 211,109.084 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 134.100 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 1971 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 125.098 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 131.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Nov 1984 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 254.300 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD mn) | 1,597.600 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: Rest of the World: Asia: Mainland China (USD mn) | 1,661.800 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Argentine (USD mn) | 483.800 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: America: USA (USD mn) | 1,138.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: Europe: EU15: Germany (USD mn) | 91.200 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: General Crops; Horticulture, Agricultural Services Applied... (USD th) | 62,652.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Production, Processing & Preserving of Meat & Meat Product... (USD th) | 387,292.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Dairy Products Manufacturing (USD th) | 123,079.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Rice & Rice Products Manufacturing (USD th) | 38,561.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Tanning & Dressing of Leather, Manufacture of Luggage, Han... (USD th) | 7,522.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Machinery & Equipment (ME) (USD th) | 123,111.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Intermediate Gds: Petroleum & Refined Petroleum Products (USD th) | 82,465.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Transport Equipment (TE) (USD th) | 42,276.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Automobiles & Other Transport (USD th) | 73,525.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Food & Beverages (USD th) | 118,945.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF (USD th) | 1,083,320.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: FOB (USD th) | 994,538.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: Mexico (USD th) | 19,659.900 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2019 |
| Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD th) | 116,666.100 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2019 |
| Fuel Oil Price: Heavy (UYU/l) | 21.45 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jul 1999 - Jul 2018 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 124.087 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 108.757 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -40.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -88.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 476.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 151.843 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 150.750 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 47,785.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 55.8 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 9,826.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 10.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.118 2030 | yearly | 2012 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -17,799.486 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 11.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 501.811 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 6,267.727 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1972 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,104.916 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1972 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1973 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 18,729.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 21.279 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 14.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 12.817 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 48,174.841 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 0.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 32,994.8 Aug 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Aug 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 6.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 6,856.5 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 2005 - May 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 29,442.420 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 6.00 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 29.00 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| International Reserve: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 19,786.885 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (UYU mn) | 924,947.355 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2018 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -6.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| BCU Forecast: Consumer Price Index: Average: Next 24 Months (%) | 7.306 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Apr 2019 |
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