Personal remittances, received in Uruguay
Uruguay: Personal remittances, received was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in Uruguay, 1979–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.2% for personal remittances, received in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 168th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +917008.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +93.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 61,301 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,258 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 6.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 175,391 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Uruguay?
- Personal remittances, received in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for personal remittances, received?
- Uruguay ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.