Uruguay: Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Uruguay's industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from US$15.36 billion to US$15.75 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.5% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.7% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 9% in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2025, Uruguay had the 79th highest value of the 161 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Uruguay in the 2025 ranking

• Costa Rica — 75th of 161: US$17.42 billion
• Slovenia — 76th of 161: US$16.79 billion
• Paraguay — 77th of 161: US$16.69 billion
• Jordan — 79th of 161: US$15.42 billion
• Lithuania — 80th of 161: US$15.34 billion
• Uganda — 81st of 161: US$14.78 billion

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Ideally, industrial output should be measured through regular censuses and surveys of firms. But in most developing countries such surveys are infrequent, so earlier survey results must be extrapolated using an appropriate indicator. The choice of sampling unit, which may be the enterprise (where responses may be based on financial records) or the establishment (where production units may be recorded separately), also affects the quality of the data. Moreover, much industrial production is organized in unincorporated or owner-operated ventures that are not captured by surveys aimed at the formal sector.

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

All 43 values

Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$375.86 million (2025)
• Argentina — US$128.86 billion (2025)
• Aruba — US$379.98 million (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$1.25 billion (2024)
• Barbados — US$766.32 million (2024)
• Belize — US$390.03 million (2025)
• Bolivia — US$8.65 billion (2024)
• Brazil — US$364.64 billion (2025)
• Cayman Islands

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 industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$)?

US$15.75 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1983?

It is up 94.39% from US$8.1 billion in 1983 (1.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$15.75 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$7.4 billion in 1985.

How does Uruguay rank?

79th highest of 161 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Uruguay?

In 2025, Uruguay's industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from US$15.36 billion to US$15.75 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.5% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.TOTL.KD, 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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