Broad money in Uruguay
Uruguay: Broad money was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money in Uruguay is 1.81 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 132.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Uruguay peaked at 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,958 current LCU, in 1960.
Uruguay ranks 80th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,465 current LCU | 3,958 current LCU | 98,150 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.51 million current LCU | 116,205 current LCU | 21.04 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 610.00 million current LCU | 36.43 million current LCU | 2.81 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.38 billion current LCU | 6.07 billion current LCU | 109.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 201.57 billion current LCU | 119.41 billion current LCU | 286.77 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 674.99 billion current LCU | 341.01 billion current LCU | 1.07 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 trillion current LCU | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 1.81 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Broad money 51.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.34 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.67 (2025)
- Net migration -1,338 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 41.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Uruguay?
- Broad money in Uruguay was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,958 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Uruguay rank for broad money?
- Uruguay ranks 80th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.