Broad money growth in Uruguay
Uruguay: Broad money growth was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Uruguay, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Uruguay is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.9% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Uruguay peaked at 116.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 156th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.0% | — |
| 1962 | 6.0% | -72.8% |
| 1963 | 53.1% | +786.7% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | -26.8% |
| 1965 | 70.6% | +81.6% |
| 1966 | 21.7% | -69.3% |
| 1967 | 96.0% | +342.9% |
| 1968 | 55.0% | -42.7% |
| 1969 | 43.2% | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | -57.4% |
| 1971 | 51.2% | +178.5% |
| 1972 | 68.1% | +32.9% |
| 1973 | 66.9% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 99.2% | +48.8% |
| 1976 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 91.5% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 85.5% | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 73.2% | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 48.9% | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 13.4% | -73.2% |
| 1984 | 72.0% | +438.7% |
| 1985 | 57.9% | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | +61.5% |
| 1987 | 56.5% | -39.5% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +45.1% |
| 1989 | 103.5% | +26.2% |
| 1990 | 116.4% | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -38.3% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | -27.7% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -51.3% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +77.9% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -41.4% |
| 2004 | -3.0% | -120.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +42218.0% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -67.2% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +648.7% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | -109.3% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -935.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -44.7% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +92.8% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -83.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -51.6% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +519.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +52.7% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -30.9% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -110.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -178.0% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +1092.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -94.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.1% | 6.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.8% | 18.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 13.4% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 13.0% | 116.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | -3.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 1.9% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | -1.7% | 24.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1535 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,872 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,093 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,096 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,096 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 13.86 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Uruguay?
- Broad money growth in Uruguay was 0.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for broad money growth?
- Uruguay ranks 156th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.