Annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay is 4.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay peaked at 19.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 58th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +220.5% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -52.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -48.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +36.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -35.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -17.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 2.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.3%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +220.5% | 4.4% | 14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.4% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Uruguay was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Uruguay ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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