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Uruguay · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

47th of 182 · 5th in Latin America
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GNI per capitaUruguay's gni per capita rose from US$6,240 in 1996 to US$24k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$5kUS$10kUS$15kUS$20kUS$25kUS$24k

Uruguay's gni per capita rose from US$6,240 in 1996 to US$24k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

54th of 181 · 4th in Latin America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Uruguay's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $9,400 in 1996 to intl $36.3k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $10kintl $20kintl $30kintl $40kintl $36.3k

Uruguay's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $9,400 in 1996 to intl $36.3k in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

12th of 25 · 2nd in Latin America
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Gini indexUruguay's gini index fell from 41.5 in 1992 to 40 in 2024.19952000200520102015202038404244464840

Uruguay's gini index fell from 41.5 in 1992 to 40 in 2024.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

12th of 25 · 2nd in Latin America
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Income share held by highest 10%Uruguay's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.4 % in 1992 to 30.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202028%30%32%34%36%30.0 %

Uruguay's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.4 % in 1992 to 30.0 % in 2024.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

13th of 25 · 3rd in Latin America
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Income share held by lowest 20%Uruguay's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 5.4 % in 1992 to 5.7 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520205%6%6%5.7 %

Uruguay's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 5.4 % in 1992 to 5.7 % in 2024.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

2nd of 25 · 1st in Latin America
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Extreme povertyUruguay's extreme poverty fell from 0.9 % in 1992 to 0.2 % in 2024.1995200020052010201520200%0.5%1%2%2%0.2 %

Uruguay's extreme poverty fell from 0.9 % in 1992 to 0.2 % in 2024.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

10th of 24 · 1st in Latin America
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesUruguay's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 9.9 % in 2022 to 17.3 % in 2024.20222023202410%15%20%17.3 %

Uruguay's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 9.9 % in 2022 to 17.3 % in 2024.

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