Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Total reserves

Costa Rica
17.09 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2025
Uruguay
18.99 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
69th

Total reserves over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 18.99 billion includes gold, current US$ against 17.09 billion includes gold, current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.90 billion includes gold, current US$.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 69th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Unit
includes gold, current US$
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 9,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.