Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Costa Rica
12.48 billion SDR
in 2025
Uruguay
13.86 billion SDR
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Uruguay rank
70th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.86 billion SDR against 12.48 billion SDR in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.39 billion SDR.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.81 million SDR | 256.13 million SDR | 241.32 million SDR | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 17.17 million SDR | 185.63 million SDR | 168.45 million SDR | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 76.52 million SDR | 588.78 million SDR | 512.26 million SDR | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 361.78 million SDR | 1.26 billion SDR | 898.47 million SDR | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 731.12 million SDR | 1.26 billion SDR | 530.93 million SDR | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion SDR | 2.43 billion SDR | 725.10 million SDR | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.85 billion SDR | 9.74 billion SDR | 4.89 billion SDR | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 8.27 billion SDR | 12.35 billion SDR | 4.08 billion SDR | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.86 billion SDR against 12.48 billion SDR in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 1.39 billion SDR, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 70th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.