Jamaica vs Uruguay: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Jamaica
1.11 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Uruguay
1.15 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Jamaica rank
57th
Uruguay rank
55th
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.15 trillion current LCU against 1.11 trillion current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 40.34 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 55th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.53 million current LCU | -3,863 current LCU | 40.54 million current LCU | Jamaica |
| 1970s | -191.46 million current LCU | 714,057 current LCU | 192.18 million current LCU | Uruguay |
| 1980s | -4.34 billion current LCU | -230.32 million current LCU | 4.11 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 11.47 billion current LCU | 8.17 billion current LCU | 3.30 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 94.89 billion current LCU | 90.29 billion current LCU | 4.60 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 225.69 billion current LCU | 512.13 billion current LCU | 286.43 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 683.47 billion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 450.60 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.15 trillion current LCU against 1.11 trillion current LCU in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 40.34 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Jamaica ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 55th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.