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Services share of GDP — Uruguay

Services share of GDP in Uruguay in 2025 — 65.2%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 158. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 6.5 pp.

2025 65.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 31of 158
Period maximum 68.5%1993
Period minimum 53.1%1987

Trend over time

1983–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Uruguay, 1983–202550556065701983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 58.6%1984: 59.6%1985: 58.8%1986: 56.8%1987: 53.1%1988: 57.3%1989: 60.9%1990: 61.5%1991: 60.3%1992: 61.4%1993: 68.5%1994: 67.1%1995: 65.5%1996: 66.3%1997: 61.9%1998: 62.2%1999: 64.1%2000: 65.3%2001: 65.9%2002: 63.9%2003: 59%2004: 56.3%2005: 56.7%2006: 56.8%2007: 56.9%2008: 57.6%2009: 58.4%2010: 58.2%2011: 58.3%2012: 59.3%2013: 59.1%2014: 59.1%2015: 59.3%2016: 63.5%2017: 65.4%2018: 64.7%2019: 64.9%2020: 64.6%2021: 63.4%2022: 63.9%2023: 65.8%2024: 65.1%2025: 65.2%
Change over the period: +6.5 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uruguay 65.2%
World computed 59.9%
Latin America & Caribbean 68.2%
Services share of GDP — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65.2 +0.1 pp
2024 65.1 −0.7 pp
2023 65.8 +1.8 pp
2022 63.9 +0.5 pp
2021 63.4 −1.2 pp
2020 64.6 −0.3 pp
2019 64.9 +0.2 pp
2018 64.7 −0.6 pp
2017 65.4 +1.8 pp
2016 63.5 +4.2 pp
2015 59.3 +0.2 pp
2014 59.1 −0 pp
2013 59.1 −0.2 pp
2012 59.3 +1 pp
2011 58.3 +0 pp
2010 58.2 −0.1 pp
2009 58.4 +0.7 pp
2008 57.6 +0.8 pp
2007 56.9 +0.1 pp
2006 56.8 +0.1 pp
2005 56.7 +0.4 pp
2004 56.3 −2.7 pp
2003 59 −4.9 pp
2002 63.9 −2 pp
2001 65.9 +0.6 pp
2000 65.3 +1.2 pp
1999 64.1 +2 pp
1998 62.2 +0.2 pp
1997 61.9 −4.4 pp
1996 66.3 +0.8 pp
1995 65.5 −1.5 pp
1994 67.1 −1.4 pp
1993 68.5 +7.1 pp
1992 61.4 +1.1 pp
1991 60.3 −1.2 pp
1990 61.5 +0.6 pp
1989 60.9 +3.6 pp
1988 57.3 +4.2 pp
1987 53.1 −3.7 pp
1986 56.8 −2 pp
1985 58.8 −0.7 pp
1984 59.6 +0.9 pp
1983 58.6 —

South America, 2025

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

UY Uruguay 65.2 BR Brazil 59.7 CO Colombia 58.5 EC Ecuador 57 AR Argentina 56.2 CL Chile 55.5 PY Paraguay 48.1 GY Guyana 14.8
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About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

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

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