Uruguay: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Uruguay's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) fell 6.6% on 2014 (from US$41.27 billion to US$38.55 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was +9.8% and a typical year strayed about 14.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 57% in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 43% in 1983. 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 US$3.28 billion a year. A straight line explains 93% 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.

How it compares

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What this measures

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 56 values

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$478.05 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$2.05 billion (2024)
• Bahamas, The — US$10.18 billion (2024)
• Belize — US$2.06 billion (2024)
• Bolivia — US$38.21 billion (2024)
• Brazil — US$1.45 trillion (2025)
• Chile — US$202.79 billion (2025)
• Colombia — US$334.79 billion (2025)
• Costa Rica

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 households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)?

US$38.55 billion in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 4,066% from US$925.29 million in 1960 (7.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$41.27 billion in 2014 and the lowest US$925.29 million in 1960.

Is the latest change in households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) unusual for Uruguay?

In 2015, Uruguay's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) fell 6.6% on 2014 (from US$41.27 billion to US$38.55 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2014), the average change was +9.8% and a typical year strayed about 14.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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.CON.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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