Uruguay is a country with an «emerging» environment for Public Private Partnerships or Public or Private Projects (PPP) according to The Economist Intelligence Unit 2013 analysis of Latin America.
The publication highlights developments in legislation, institutional framework and political support for this mechanism.

Uruguay earns a good ranking, despite the lack of experience in PPP centralized planning and implementing. The quality of Uruguayan institutions is high, and their technical capabilities are increasing with the support of government and multilateral institutions.

The report highlights that the political support for transport PPPs is high, but there is still far to go in the traditional water and electricity utilities where private participation is banned.

In general, the report describes the country as an emerging environment, together with Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama.

Worldwide, Uruguay shares places with Bangladesh, China or Pakistan. Argentina, Venezuela and Paraguay rank lower, but Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia are in at a higher level.

The country also ranks sixth in the subcontinent in terms of investment climate. The report describes political support as key for attracting private investment.

The report highlights the financial stability achieved in recent years -aided by prudent fiscal management- under which the gradual public debt burden decline is expected to continue.