Economic Indicators for Uruguay


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Current account balance-3.77-3.922.81-6.98Percentage of GDP
Domestic credit provided by financial sector28.8426.7770.368.27Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index277.19261.82277.190.00
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.879.10112.534.36Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate11.9010.87169.087.45%
Interest rates8.186.3593.92-8.74Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt60.2850.13105.6021.88% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )97.8097.41150.0997.41
Human Capital Index0.600.600.600.59Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered6,999.005,875.006,999.003,300.00Number
Time required to start a business6.506.5064.006.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse265.00265.00265.00265.00Days
Armed forces Personnel22,000.0022,000.0031,900.0022,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services27.5031.9532.1114.33Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services24.2426.8835.0116.89Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP7770774USD Billions
GDP Growth0.374.718.81-10.27Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.482.495.000.95Per 1,000 people
Physicians6.204.966.201.11Per 1,000 people
Labor force1,758,271.001,734,993.001,758,271.001,341,324.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.331.619.061.61Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.481.493.021.48Total
Population4443Thousands