Uruguay
#74 globallyAmericas
·#8 in Americas
AI Readiness Score
Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today
Readiness Score
Can this country build AI?
Adoption Score
Is this country using AI now?
Uruguay is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.
Readiness vs Adoption — Radar
Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework
Pillar Scores
Adoption Dimension Breakdown
Early AdoptionHighest digital governance maturity in Latin America and strong IT services sector drive proportionate AI adoption.
Trajectory Outlook
by 2028
Top Accelerator
Latin America's highest internet penetration and most robust data protection framework
Top Risk
Very small population (3.5M) creates fundamental ceiling on domestic AI market scale
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AI Development Roadmap
Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data
Uruguay is in the Development Phase
Scaling infrastructure and talent pipelines. Projected score by 2028: 44/100.
2028 Timeline
Now
Score 41
2025–26
Talent pipeline scaling to 1,000+ AI graduates/yr
2026–27
AI regulation framework published
2028
Domestic AI investment exceeds 0.5% GDP
Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars
Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026
Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities
Introduce R&D tax credits (≥25%) for AI-related expenditure
Create sovereign AI venture fund targeting deep-tech Series A/B rounds
Publish risk-tiered AI regulation framework aligned with EU AI Act principles
Create cross-ministry AI coordination body with dedicated budget line
Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.
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