Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was -653.61 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay stood at -653.61 million USD. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 248.2% on the previous year and down 160.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay peaked at 1,338 million USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, -653.61 million USD, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 176th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 6.11 million USD | +38208087.5% |
| 1996 | 12.23 million USD | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 18.34 million USD | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 12.75 million USD | -30.5% |
| 1999 | -4.27 million USD | -133.5% |
| 2000 | -0.8213 million USD | -80.8% |
| 2001 | 9.49 million USD | -1255.8% |
| 2002 | 29.99 million USD | +215.9% |
| 2003 | 37.47 million USD | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 40.69 million USD | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 70.55 million USD | +73.4% |
| 2006 | -1.85 million USD | -102.6% |
| 2007 | 143.06 million USD | -7829.4% |
| 2008 | -14.43 million USD | -110.1% |
| 2009 | 21.69 million USD | -250.3% |
| 2010 | -66.85 million USD | -408.1% |
| 2011 | -6.71 million USD | -90.0% |
| 2012 | -23.21 million USD | +245.7% |
| 2013 | 1,077 million USD | -4742.5% |
| 2014 | -10.62 million USD | -101.0% |
| 2015 | 310.7 million USD | -3026.5% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million USD | -99.2% |
| 2017 | 1,338 million USD | +56380.4% |
| 2018 | 663.29 million USD | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 612.97 million USD | -7.6% |
| 2020 | -278.96 million USD | -145.5% |
| 2021 | 419.05 million USD | -250.2% |
| 2022 | 441.14 million USD | +5.3% |
| 2023 | -653.61 million USD | -248.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's -653.61 million USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's -653.61 million USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.73 million USD. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +38208087.5% | 0 million USD | 6.11 million USD |
| 2017 | +56380.4% | 2.37 million USD | 1,338 million USD |
| 2007 | +7829.4% | -1.85 million USD | 143.06 million USD |
| 2013 | +4742.5% | -23.21 million USD | 1,077 million USD |
| 2015 | +3026.5% | -10.62 million USD | 310.7 million USD |
| 2001 | +1255.8% | -0.8213 million USD | 9.49 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.52 million USD | -4.27 million USD | 18.34 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.58 million USD | -14.43 million USD | 143.06 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 389.78 million USD | -66.85 million USD | 1,338 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.1 million USD | -653.61 million USD | 441.14 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Uruguay was -653.61 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,338 million USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -653.61 million USD in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Uruguay ranks 176th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 160.7%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.