How does Uruguay rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Uruguay ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uruguay

Name: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uruguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uruguay: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 15.8%

World rank

58th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1979

Years of data

1978–2025

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1978–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

That places Uruguay 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1978 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1978	0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1979	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1980	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1981	0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
1982	0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+88.6%
1983	0.0703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+87.5%
1984	0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.7%
1985	0.0905 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1986	0.0654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.8%
1987	0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1988	0.0534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1989	0.0654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
1990	0.0623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1991	0.0417 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.1%
1992	0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
1993	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1994	0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1995	0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1996	0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1997	0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1998	0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1999	0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
2000	0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2001	0.0431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
2002	0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.3%
2003	0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+139.5%
2004	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2005	0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2006	0.0593 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2007	0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2008	0.0538 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2009	0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2010	0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2011	0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2012	0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+125.7%
2013	0.0754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
2014	0.0765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2015	0.0592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
2016	0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2017	0.0788 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
2018	0.0815 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2019	0.0743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2020	0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2021	0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.4%
2022	0.1133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2023	0.0962 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2024	0.0943 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2025	0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0777 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP 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
2003	+139.5%	0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2012	+125.7%	0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2
1980s	0.0566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0958 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0677 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

55 Malaysia 0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
56 Grenada 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
57 Portugal 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
59 Serbia 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
60 Fiji 0.0789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
61 Nauru 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 661.04 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 128.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uruguay?: Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.1187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does Uruguay rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Uruguay ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.