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Recurring indicator · Uruguay · Macro indicators · checked

Uruguay records 20 consecutive years with inflation above the regional median

According to ECLAC December-to-December series, Uruguay recorded 3.6% inflation in 2025 compared to a regional median of 2.8%, ranking 6th out of 14 countries. This reflects a −1.8 pp change from the 5.5% observed in 2024.

24.256.58.7511Latest change −33.6%Jan 2003: 10.19Jan 2004: 7.59Jan 2005: 4.9Jan 2006: 6.38Jan 2007: 8.5Jan 2008: 9.19Jan 2009: 5.9Jan 2010: 6.93Jan 2011: 8.6Jan 2012: 7.48Jan 2013: 8.52Jan 2014: 8.26Jan 2015: 9.44Jan 2016: 8.1Jan 2017: 6.55Jan 2018: 7.96Jan 2019: 8.79Jan 2020: 9.41Jan 2021: 7.96Jan 2022: 8.3Jan 2023: 5.11Jan 2024: 5.49Jan 2025: 3.653.65Jan 2003Jan 2009Jan 2014Jan 2020Jan 2025
CEPALSTAT: economic indicatorsSep 8, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Uruguay · Macro indicators · checked

Uruguay recorded 3.6% inflation in 2025, its lowest rate since 2001

According to ECLAC December-to-December series starting in 1976, the rate dropped 1.8 percentage points from 5.5% in 2024 to match the 2001 level.

04080120160Latest change −33.6%Jan 1976: 39.9Jan 1977: 57.3Jan 1978: 46Jan 1979: 83.1Jan 1980: 42.8Jan 1981: 29.5Jan 1982: 20.53Jan 1983: 51.51Jan 1984: 66.13Jan 1985: 83.03Jan 1986: 70.65Jan 1987: 57.29Jan 1988: 68.99Jan 1989: 89.2Jan 1990: 129Jan 1991: 81.45Jan 1992: 58.91Jan 1993: 52.86Jan 1994: 44.11Jan 1995: 35.43Jan 1996: 24.34Jan 1997: 15.15Jan 1998: 8.64Jan 1999: 4.17Jan 2000: 5.05Jan 2001: 3.59Jan 2002: 25.94Jan 2003: 10.19Jan 2004: 7.59Jan 2005: 4.9Jan 2006: 6.38Jan 2007: 8.5Jan 2008: 9.19Jan 2009: 5.9Jan 2010: 6.93Jan 2011: 8.6Jan 2012: 7.48Jan 2013: 8.52Jan 2014: 8.26Jan 2015: 9.44Jan 2016: 8.1Jan 2017: 6.55Jan 2018: 7.96Jan 2019: 8.79Jan 2020: 9.41Jan 2021: 7.96Jan 2022: 8.3Jan 2023: 5.11Jan 2024: 5.49Jan 2025: 3.653.65Jan 1976Jan 1988Jan 2001Jan 2013Jan 2025
CEPALSTAT: economic indicatorsSep 1, 2026View analysis and records
Context · Uruguay · Procurement · checked

Direct purchase was the most frequent method among Uruguay’s 2025 records that report one

Only 1,005 of the 144,295 rows published in the 2025 partition report a procurement method; direct purchase ranks first within that subset.

0128256384Compra DirectaCompra Directa384 · 38.2%Compra Directa: 384Licitación AbreviadaLicitación Abreviada295 · 29.4%Licitación Abreviada: 295Concurso de PreciosConcurso de Precios177 · 17.6%Concurso de Precios: 177Compra por ExcepciónCompra por Excepción104 · 10.3%Compra por Excepción: 104Licitación PúblicaLicitación Pública28 · 2.8%Licitación Pública: 28ConcesiónConcesión10 · 1%Concesión: 10Llamado a Expresiones deInterésLlamado a Expresiones de Interés5 · 0.5%Llamado a Expresiones de Interés: 5Venta/Arrendamiento LicitaciónAbreviadaVenta/Arrendamiento Licitación Abreviada2 · 0.2%Venta/Arrendamiento Licitación Abreviada: 2
ARCE historical procurement awardsJul 10, 2026View analysis and records
Context · Uruguay · Public workforce · checked

The evolution of public employment links in Uruguay

The ONSC historical series measures aggregate change and identifies the largest jump between published observations.

220,000250,000280,000310,000340,000Latest change +0.1%Dec 1996: 270,022Dec 1997: 263,820Dec 1998: 258,262Nov 1999: 249,928Dec 1999: 256,213Dec 2001: 245,027Dec 2002: 243,130Dec 2003: 242,689Dec 2004: 239,330Dec 2005: 240,128Dec 2006: 244,748Dec 2007: 246,196Dec 2008: 254,612Dec 2009: 255,967Dec 2010: 264,957Dec 2011: 273,959Dec 2012: 277,612Dec 2013: 287,908Dec 2014: 298,727Dec 2015: 308,076Dec 2016: 305,008Dec 2017: 306,401Dec 2018: 310,108Dec 2019: 312,546Dec 2020: 312,859312,859Dec 1996Dec 2002Dec 2008Dec 2014Dec 2020

Employment links, not people: one person can hold more than one link.

State employment linksJul 10, 2026View analysis and records

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