External finance, Overall in Uruguay
Uruguay: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1974
All-time low
0.625
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014
External finance, Overall in Uruguay, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, external finance, overall in Uruguay stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Uruguay peaked at 1 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.625, in 1973.
That places Uruguay 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, Overall in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.625 | — |
| 1974 | 1 | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.875 | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.875, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9464 | 0.625 | 1 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9375 | 0.875 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 336.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 258.23 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4283 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 188.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Uruguay?
- External finance, overall in Uruguay was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1974.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for external finance, overall?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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