Net foreign assets in Uruguay
Uruguay: Net foreign assets was 1.15 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Uruguay is 1.15 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Uruguay peaked at 1.24 trillion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, -14.82 billion current LCU, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 57th of 186 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 | -3,863 current LCU | -10,460 current LCU | -41 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 714,057 current LCU | -351,813 current LCU | 4.09 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -230.32 million current LCU | -851.17 million current LCU | 9.05 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.17 billion current LCU | -1.22 billion current LCU | 19.66 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.29 billion current LCU | -14.82 billion current LCU | 216.35 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 512.13 billion current LCU | 252.49 billion current LCU | 840.66 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 1.03 trillion current LCU | 1.24 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 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)
- Claims on central government 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Uruguay?
- Net foreign assets in Uruguay was 1.15 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 trillion current LCU in 2021.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.82 billion current LCU in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for net foreign assets?
- Uruguay ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. 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.