Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.0243 million USD per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0104 million USD per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +798.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +114.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +155.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0127 million USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 million USD per square kilometre | +91.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2016 | -0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | -267.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -67.6% |
| 2018 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -98.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre | -18244.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 2021 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +155.3% |
| 2022 | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | +91.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0272 million USD per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +18244.6% | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +798.2% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0243 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 64 Rwanda 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Philippines 0.0208 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Gambia 0.0206 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Latvia 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 70 Dominica 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0196 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0243 million USD per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0104 million USD per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.