Uruguay — Economy, Markets & Global Data

Uruguay (UY) is covered on EconEarth’s interactive globe with economy, market, and country data drawn from the same dataset used in the live app.

A small, socially stable economy of beef, pulp, soy and a reputation for boring politics. That boredom is the product. The domestic market is tiny and Argentina next door can export its crises.

Region: South America. Population: 3.4M (rank #134). GDP: $70.0 billion. GDP per capita: $27,608 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +3.1%. Inflation: +5.5%. Policy rate: 8.5%. Currency: UYU. Equity market cap: $20.0 billion.

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Currency: UYU

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