Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Uruguay, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.4% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 2,598 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1,549 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 73rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7632 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | -0.2957 BoP, current US$ per person | -138.7% |
| 1972 | -0.404 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4899 BoP, current US$ per person | -221.3% |
| 1974 | -0.028 BoP, current US$ per person | -105.7% |
| 1975 | 7.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -28218.9% |
| 1976 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.2% |
| 1977 | 22.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +1982.2% |
| 1978 | 44.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.1% |
| 1979 | 73.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.5% |
| 1980 | 98.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1981 | 16.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -83.3% |
| 1982 | -4.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.1% |
| 1983 | 1.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -140.7% |
| 1984 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.6% |
| 1985 | -2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -331.2% |
| 1986 | 12.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -565.9% |
| 1987 | 16.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 15.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 12.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 13.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 10.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -65.3% |
| 1993 | 32.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +793.5% |
| 1994 | 48.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +51.4% |
| 1995 | 49.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 42.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 35.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 50.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.3% |
| 1999 | 72.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.7% |
| 2000 | 80.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 94.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 54.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 122.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +123.8% |
| 2004 | 107.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 251.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +134.2% |
| 2006 | 458.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +82.3% |
| 2007 | 412.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 648.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.3% |
| 2009 | 484.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 660.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 808.61 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 1,917 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.1% |
| 2013 | 295.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.6% |
| 2014 | 1,217 BoP, current US$ per person | +312.6% |
| 2015 | 793.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 2016 | -152.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -119.2% |
| 2017 | 792.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -619.6% |
| 2018 | 508.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 431.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 286.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 1,521 BoP, current US$ per person | +431.0% |
| 2022 | 2,598 BoP, current US$ per person | +70.9% |
| 2023 | -1,549 BoP, current US$ per person | -159.6% |
| 2024 | -1,162 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person, 37% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 395.98 BoP, current US$ per person, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +28218.9% | -0.028 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.88 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1977 | +1982.2% | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.68 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1993 | +793.5% | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.16 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +619.6% | -152.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 792.85 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1986 | +565.9% | -2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.2 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.404 BoP, current US$ per person | 73.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 98.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 271.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 54.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 648.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 727.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -152.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,917 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 337.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,549 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,598 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 70 North Macedonia 371.12 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 71 Brazil 365 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 355.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 74 Mexico 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 75 Lebanon 317.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 76 South Korea 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Uruguay?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Uruguay was 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,598 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,549 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.