South Africa vs Uruguay: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- South Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | -3.8% | 7.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -1.9% | 2.7% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.9% | 0.9% | South Africa |
| 2000s | -2.2% | -1.2% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -3.3% | -1.3% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -1.8% | 2.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, South Africa or Uruguay?
- South Africa, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between South Africa and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for current account balance?
- South Africa ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.