Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — all countries

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Uruguay

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Uruguay in 2025 — 16.2%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 131. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 5.9 pp.

2025 16.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 112of 131
Period maximum 34.1%1973
Period minimum 3.4%1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Uruguay, 1960–202501020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 22.1%1962: 19.6%1964: 14.3%1966: 16.5%1968: 13.9%1970: 3.4%1972: 17.2%1974: 15.9%1976: 21%1978: 22.7%1980: 17.3%1982: 19.8%1984: 12.1%1986: 11.2%1988: 14.7%1990: 12.2%1992: 15.4%1994: 15.9%1996: 15.2%1998: 17.3%2000: 14.5%2002: 13.1%2004: 17.5%2006: 19.5%2008: 23.2%2010: 19.4%2012: 22.9%2014: 21.2%2016: 17.4%2018: 14.9%2020: 16.2%2022: 18.6%2024: 15.9%2025: 16.2%
Change over the period: −5.9 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 16.2%
South America computed 17.6%
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.2 +0.3 pp
2024 15.9 −1.7 pp
2023 17.7 −1 pp
2022 18.6 +0.4 pp
2021 18.2 +2 pp
2020 16.2 +2.1 pp
2019 14.1 −0.7 pp
2018 14.9 −1.1 pp
2017 15.9 −1.5 pp
2016 17.4 −2.3 pp
2015 19.7 −1.5 pp
2014 21.2 −1.3 pp
2013 22.5 −0.4 pp
2012 22.9 +2 pp
2011 20.9 +1.5 pp
2010 19.4 −0.2 pp
2009 19.6 −3.6 pp
2008 23.2 +3.7 pp
2007 19.5 +0.1 pp
2006 19.5 +1.8 pp
2005 17.7 +0.2 pp
2004 17.5 +2.3 pp
2003 15.2 +2.1 pp
2002 13.1 −1.3 pp
2001 14.3 −0.1 pp
2000 14.5 −0.6 pp
1999 15.1 −2.3 pp
1998 17.3 +0.5 pp
1997 16.8 +1.6 pp
1996 15.2 −0.2 pp
1995 15.4 −0.5 pp
1994 15.9 +0.2 pp
1993 15.6 +0.3 pp
1992 15.4 +0.3 pp
1991 15.1 +2.9 pp
1990 12.2 +0.1 pp
1989 12.1 −2.6 pp
1988 14.7 +0.4 pp
1987 14.3 +3.1 pp
1986 11.2 −0.2 pp
1985 11.4 −0.7 pp
1984 12.1 −2.1 pp
1983 14.3 −5.5 pp
1982 19.8 −1.6 pp
1981 21.4 +4 pp
1980 17.3 −6.7 pp
1979 24 +1.3 pp
1978 22.7 +1.2 pp
1977 21.5 +0.5 pp
1976 21 +2.1 pp
1975 18.9 +3 pp
1974 15.9 −18.3 pp
1973 34.1 +17 pp
1972 17.2 −0.6 pp
1971 17.7 +14.3 pp
1970 3.4 −11.6 pp
1969 14.9 +1.1 pp
1968 13.9 −4.9 pp
1967 18.8 +2.3 pp
1966 16.5 +2.9 pp
1965 13.7 −0.7 pp
1964 14.3 −2.8 pp
1963 17.2 −2.4 pp
1962 19.6 −4.3 pp
1961 23.9 +1.8 pp
1960 22.1

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross capital formation as a percent of GDP: outlays on fixed assets (buildings, structures, machinery, transport equipment, infrastructure), changes in inventories of material working assets and net acquisition of valuables. A steadily high rate of capital formation is a necessary condition for fast growth: during the economic surges of East Asia the indicator exceeded 35–40% of GDP.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.