Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
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$.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 69th of 181 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.17 million includes gold, current US$ | 185.63 million includes gold, current US$ | 168.45 million includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 93.74 million includes gold, current US$ | 724.06 million includes gold, current US$ | 630.32 million includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 436.38 million includes gold, current US$ | 1.52 billion includes gold, current US$ | 1.09 billion includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.03 billion includes gold, current US$ | 1.78 billion includes gold, current US$ | 749.41 million includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.53 billion includes gold, current US$ | 3.59 billion includes gold, current US$ | 1.06 billion includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.98 billion includes gold, current US$ | 14.05 billion includes gold, current US$ | 7.07 billion includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 11.20 billion includes gold, current US$ | 16.83 billion includes gold, current US$ | 5.63 billion includes gold, current US$ | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18.99 billion includes gold, current US$ against 17.09 billion includes gold, current US$ in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.90 billion includes gold, current US$, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for total reserves?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 69th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.