Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in was 18.99 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Uruguay, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Uruguay stood at 18.99 billion. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Uruguay peaked at 18.99 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.09 billion, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.09 billion | — |
| 2004 | 2.51 billion | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 3.07 billion | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 3.09 billion | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.12 billion | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 6.33 billion | +53.6% |
| 2009 | 8.04 billion | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 7.74 billion | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 10.30 billion | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 13.57 billion | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 16.28 billion | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 17.81 billion | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 15.63 billion | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 13.44 billion | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 15.96 billion | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 15.56 billion | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.50 billion | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 16.22 billion | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 16.95 billion | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.14 billion | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 16.25 billion | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 17.37 billion | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 18.99 billion | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 billion | 2.09 billion | 8.04 billion | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.08 billion | 7.74 billion | 17.81 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.82 billion | 15.14 billion | 18.99 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 44.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 32.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 44.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Uruguay?
- Memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Uruguay was 18.99 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.99 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 billion in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Group of currencies (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.