Broad money in Uruguay
Uruguay: Broad money was 51.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 51.5% for broad money in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Uruguay peaked at 63.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1973.
Uruguay ranks 98th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Broad money in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.3% | — |
| 1961 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 26.4% | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 33.6% | +27.5% |
| 1964 | 32.5% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 33.8% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 23.1% | -31.5% |
| 1967 | 26.4% | +13.9% |
| 1968 | 18.5% | -29.7% |
| 1969 | 19.7% | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 21.9% | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 25.2% | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | -42.9% |
| 1974 | 18.3% | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 20.7% | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +30.1% |
| 1977 | 31.0% | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 38.3% | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 37.4% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 39.5% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 45.5% | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 63.9% | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 58.4% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 52.3% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 53.5% | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 55.8% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 36.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 40.1% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 58.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 51.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.9% | 18.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.0% | 14.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 39.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 33.7% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 37.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 40.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 50.3% | 59.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Uruguay?
- Broad money in Uruguay was 51.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for broad money?
- Uruguay ranks 98th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.