Uruguay: Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Uruguay's gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) fell 1.34 percentage points on 2014 (from 16.57% to 15.22%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.17 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.26 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.86 percentage points in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 45 values

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Chile — 22.43% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 13.93% (2025)
• Dominican Republic — 25.65% (2023)
• Ecuador — 15.41% (2023)
• El Salvador — 24.11% (2025)
• Guatemala — 15.22% (2025)
• Haiti — 11.06% (2025)
• Honduras — 19.84% (2025)
• Mexico — 19.21% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Uruguay

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$18.99 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$18.97 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.02 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 618.82 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.6% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$67.76 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.79 trillion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$53.61 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Uruguay's gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP)?

15.22% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1.94 percentage points from 13.29% in 1971. The highest value was 18.31% in 2012 and the lowest 5.65% in 1973.

Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) unusual for Uruguay?

In 2015, Uruguay's gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) fell 1.34 percentage points on 2014 (from 16.57% to 15.22%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.17 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FPRV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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