Boosting Growth in Uruguay Through Structural Reforms and Artificial Intelligence
Selected Issues Papers, November 4, 2025
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- Authors: Maria Alexandra Castellanos, Christopher Evans, Roberta Guarnieri, Hector Perez-Saiz
- Published: November 4, 2025
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029636.018
Summary and scope
- Over the last decades, Uruguay has made significant progress in advancing structural reforms, positioning itself as a regional leader in governance, macroeconomic stability, and trade openness.
- Despite these achievements, economic convergence has stalled, and key structural gaps remain.
- The paper provides a broad view of Uruguay’s structural reform landscape and artificial intelligence preparedness, identifying areas where policy action can unlock innovation, productivity growth and global competitiveness, and providing estimates of potential output gains.
- The paper concludes by outlining a set of reform priorities, highlighting the potential benefits of financial deepening, AI adoption, and other measures to enhance global competitiveness.
Key findings and diagnostic themes
- Uruguay is a regional leader in governance, macroeconomic stability, and trade openness.
- Economic convergence has stalled despite past structural reforms.
- Important structural gaps persist that constrain innovation, productivity growth, and global competitiveness.
- The country's readiness for artificial intelligence is assessed alongside broader structural reform needs.
- The analysis includes estimates of potential output gains from policy actions (estimates are provided in the paper).
Reform priorities and policy recommendations
- Prioritize financial deepening to support broader access to finance and investment.
- Accelerate AI adoption to drive innovation and productivity improvements across sectors.
- Implement other structural measures aimed at enhancing global competitiveness (the paper outlines a set of specific reform priorities).
Publication and metadata
- Authors: Maria Alexandra Castellanos, Christopher Evans, Roberta Guarnieri, Hector Perez-Saiz
- Date: November 4, 2025
- Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2025/142
- Volume: 2025
- Issue: 142
- Pages: 46
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229029636.018
- Stock No: SIPEA2025142
- ISBN: 9798229029636
- ISSN: 2958-7875
Source: "Boosting Growth in Uruguay Through Structural Reforms and Artificial Intelligence", Selected Issues Papers (2025), Maria Alexandra Castellanos, Christopher Evans, Roberta Guarnieri, and Hector Perez-Saiz.
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