Jamaica vs Uruguay: Net foreign assets

Jamaica
1.11 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Uruguay
1.15 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Jamaica rank
58th
Uruguay rank
57th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Jamaica
  • Uruguay
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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 58th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 186 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 58th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 186 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

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.