Uruguay

Inflation in Uruguay

Inflation in Uruguay: 63.5% a year in 1980 and 4.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.7% a year
Since 1980
−58.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
40 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
4.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in UruguayInflation in Uruguay: 63.5% a year in 1980 and 4.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 112.5% a year in 1990, the lowest 4.4% a year in 2001.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearUruguay
20254.7
20244.9
20235.9
20229.1
20217.8
20209.8
20197.9
20187.6
20176.2
20169.6
20158.7
20148.9
20138.6
20128.1
20118.1
20106.7
20097.1
20087.9
20078.1
20066.4
20054.7
20049.2
200319.4
200214
20014.4
20004.8
19995.7
199810.8
199719.8
199628.3
199542.3
199444.7
199354.1
199268.5
1991102
1990112.5
198980.5
198862.2
198763.6
198676.4
198572.2
198455.3
198349.2
198219
198134.1
198063.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearUruguay
20264
20274.5
20284.5
20294.5
20304.5
20314.5

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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