Uruguay
URY Latin America and the CaribbeanState of play
A small South American republic with one of the region's highest standards of living and among the most stable democracies in Latin America.
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Indicators
GDP growth1.78% per year · 2025▼ 46.3% vs previous
Military expenditure2.31% of GDP · 2024▲ 9.21% vs previous
Net energy imports46.2% of use · 2022▲ 10.1% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness49.7% of GDP · 2025▼ 3.38% vs previous
Population3.4Mpeople · 2025▼ 0.06% vs previous
Displaced from here662people · 2025▼ 40.9% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
Monthly generation by fuel, last five years
- Other Fossil
- Hydro
- Wind
- Solar
- Bioenergy
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| Period | Other Fossil (TWh) | Hydro (TWh) | Wind (TWh) | Solar (TWh) | Bioenergy (TWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.01 | 0.5 | 0.29 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| 2022-05-01 | 0.01 | 0.57 | 0.33 | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| 2022-06-01 | 0.06 | 0.7 | 0.35 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.08 | 0.82 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 0.1 |
| 2022-08-01 | 0 | 0.86 | 0.43 | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| 2022-09-01 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.39 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 2022-10-01 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.48 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| 2022-11-01 | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| 2022-12-01 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| 2023-01-01 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| 2023-02-01 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 2023-03-01 | 0.2 | 0.13 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2023-04-01 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.1 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| 2023-07-01 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| 2023-08-01 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.04 | 0.12 |
| 2023-09-01 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| 2023-10-01 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 0.12 |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| 2023-12-01 | 0 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.14 |
| 2024-02-01 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.16 |
| 2024-03-01 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.14 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| 2024-05-01 | 0.1 | 0.78 | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| 2024-06-01 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.11 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| 2024-08-01 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.54 | 0.03 | 0.19 |
| 2024-09-01 | 0 | 0.53 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.19 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0 | 0.72 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.18 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| 2024-12-01 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| 2025-01-01 | 0.05 | 0.4 | 0.36 | 0.05 | 0.17 |
| 2025-02-01 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| 2025-03-01 | 0.01 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.16 |
| 2025-05-01 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
| 2025-06-01 | 0.02 | 0.72 | 0.37 | 0.03 | 0.14 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.03 | 0.67 | 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| 2025-08-01 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.47 | 0.04 | 0.18 |
| 2025-09-01 | 0 | 0.66 | 0.39 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.04 | 0.12 |
| 2025-11-01 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.38 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.04 | 0.5 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.18 |
| 2026-01-01 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| 2026-02-01 | 0.1 | 0.37 | 0.3 | 0.05 | 0.15 |
| 2026-03-01 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.16 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.16 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.16 |
Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0
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