Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 17.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay, 1978–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay is 17.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay peaked at 19.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1980.
Uruguay ranks 120th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19.3% | — |
| 1979 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | -56.2% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +103.6% |
| 1982 | 15.2% | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | -23.9% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 8.4% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 11.0% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 117 El Salvador 18.1% compare
- 118 Brazil 17.9% compare
- 119 Guyana 17.9% compare
- 121 United States of America 17.9% compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 17.8% compare
- 123 Montenegro 17.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,317 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,710 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Uruguay was 17.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Uruguay ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.