Major industries in the country are food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages. The Industrial Production growth rate of Uruguay is 6.6%.8.1% of population in the country are unemployed. The total number of unemployed people in Uruguay is 281,034. Uruguay produces 10,160 GW/h of electricity each year. Uruguay emits 2.3 metric tons per capita of CO₂. On average, you would pay 1.8 USD for one liter of gasoline in Uruguay. One liter of diesel would cost 1.27 USD.