Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -37.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Uruguay is -37.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Uruguay peaked at -25.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -37.0%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -26.6% | — |
| 2001 | -27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | -27.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | -27.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -26.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | -26.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | -26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -26.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | -25.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | -28.2% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | -28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -27.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | -28.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | -29.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | -29.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | -29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -35.2% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | -31.2% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | -31.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | -32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -34.7% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | -31.7% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | -36.3% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | -37.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -26.9% | -28.2% | -25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -30.4% | -35.2% | -27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -34.9% | -37.0% | -31.7% | 4 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,839 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 24,100 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 39.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 992,685 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Uruguay?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Uruguay was -37.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was -25.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.0% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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