The United States vs Uruguay: Economic Indicators Comparison
The United States with a GDP of $20.5T ranked the 1st largest economy in the world, while Uruguay ranked 79th with $59.6B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, the United States and Uruguay ranked 113th vs 129th and 11th vs 52nd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  United States |  Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $20.5T | $59.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.4% | 2% |
| Population | 325.1M | 3.5M |
| GDP per capita | $63k | $17k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.29% | 1.25% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1 | 22.52 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 1 | 0.73 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $63k | $23k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $20.6T | $54B |
| GNI per capita | $63k | $16k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $20.8T | $75.7B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $64k | $22k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | United States | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 37% | 30% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 21% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.4% | 7.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.4% | 5.6% |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 8% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 76.6 | 69.1 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.55 | 8.78 |
| Human Freedom Index | 8.39 | 7.93 |
| Property Rights Index | 81.8 | 72 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 83.7 | 59.8 |
| Business Freedom Index | 83.3 | 73.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 54.3 | 72.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 87.9 | 71 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 85 | 85 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 80 | 30 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 79.8 | 77.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 75.5 | 72.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 56.5 | 66.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 74.6 | 75.2 |
| Government Integrity Index | 77.2 | 73.5 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 71 | 70 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 78.5 | 77.6 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 15.3 | 18.4 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 12.4 | 13.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 5.3 | 8.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 79.7M | 3.5M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | United States | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 105.8% | 70% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 6.1% | 10.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.6% | 12% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 21% | 16.5% |
| Total reserves including gold | $449.9B | $15.6B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $258.4B | $1.2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | United States | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 12.2% | 21% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 15.3% | 19% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$491B | $75.7M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 17.2% | 34.4% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | N/A | $9.1M |
| Personal remittances received | $6.7B | $104.3M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 18.2% | 24.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 0.9% | 5.6% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $56.1B | $124.2M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $128.7B | $44.7M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 22.4% | 35% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 38.1% | 33.4% |
