Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 340,722 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
340,722 current LCU per person
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
365,252 current LCU per person
in 2021
All-time low
-4,519 current LCU per person
in 2002
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay stood at 340,722 current LCU per person.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 365,252 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4,519 current LCU per person, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | -0 current LCU per person | -40.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0008 current LCU per person | +4625.3% |
| 1963 | -0.0008 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1964 | -0.0016 current LCU per person | +93.6% |
| 1965 | -0.0039 current LCU per person | +141.4% |
| 1966 | -0.0014 current LCU per person | -65.3% |
| 1967 | -0.0032 current LCU per person | +138.6% |
| 1968 | -0.0019 current LCU per person | -41.0% |
| 1969 | -0.0007 current LCU per person | -64.1% |
| 1970 | -0.0038 current LCU per person | +451.0% |
| 1971 | -0.0025 current LCU per person | -34.0% |
| 1972 | -0.0011 current LCU per person | -56.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0303 current LCU per person | -2891.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0065 current LCU per person | -121.5% |
| 1975 | -0.1225 current LCU per person | +1780.4% |
| 1976 | -0.058 current LCU per person | -52.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1984 current LCU per person | -442.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 current LCU per person | +407.8% |
| 1979 | 1.39 current LCU per person | +38.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8 current LCU per person | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 3.05 current LCU per person | +70.0% |
| 1982 | -8.49 current LCU per person | -378.1% |
| 1983 | -22.14 current LCU per person | +160.7% |
| 1984 | -38.6 current LCU per person | +74.3% |
| 1985 | -59.82 current LCU per person | +55.0% |
| 1986 | -80.42 current LCU per person | +34.4% |
| 1987 | -100.66 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 1988 | -171.99 current LCU per person | +70.9% |
| 1989 | -275.79 current LCU per person | +60.4% |
| 1990 | -394.41 current LCU per person | +43.0% |
| 1991 | 274.29 current LCU per person | -169.5% |
| 1992 | 666.64 current LCU per person | +143.0% |
| 1993 | 1,060 current LCU per person | +59.0% |
| 1994 | 1,523 current LCU per person | +43.7% |
| 1995 | 2,633 current LCU per person | +72.8% |
| 1996 | 3,878 current LCU per person | +47.3% |
| 1997 | 4,625 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 5,057 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 6,041 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 2000 | 6,309 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 6,007 current LCU per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | -4,519 current LCU per person | -175.2% |
| 2003 | 9,435 current LCU per person | -308.8% |
| 2004 | 13,898 current LCU per person | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 23,752 current LCU per person | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 40,380 current LCU per person | +70.0% |
| 2007 | 48,835 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 64,425 current LCU per person | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 65,360 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 76,085 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 90,242 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 97,537 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 118,155 current LCU per person | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 143,606 current LCU per person | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 178,921 current LCU per person | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 170,209 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 185,776 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 211,519 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 247,457 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 323,624 current LCU per person | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 365,252 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 313,845 current LCU per person | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 303,263 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 359,896 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 340,722 current LCU per person | -5.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 340,722 current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 14.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 340,722 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 14.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -4625.3% | -0 current LCU per person | -0.0008 current LCU per person |
| 1973 | +2891.6% | -0.0011 current LCU per person | 0.0303 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | -1780.4% | -0.0065 current LCU per person | -0.1225 current LCU per person |
| 1970 | -451.0% | -0.0007 current LCU per person | -0.0038 current LCU per person |
| 1977 | +442.4% | -0.058 current LCU per person | 0.1984 current LCU per person |
| 1982 | -378.1% | 3.05 current LCU per person | -8.49 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0014 current LCU per person | -0.0039 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2433 current LCU per person | -0.1225 current LCU per person | 1.39 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -75.31 current LCU per person | -275.79 current LCU per person | 3.05 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,536 current LCU per person | -394.41 current LCU per person | 6,041 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,388 current LCU per person | -4,519 current LCU per person | 65,360 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,951 current LCU per person | 76,085 current LCU per person | 247,457 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 334,434 current LCU per person | 303,263 current LCU per person | 365,252 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 31 Jamaica 392,270 current LCU per person compare
- 32 Russia 370,634 current LCU per person compare
- 33 Uganda 354,472 current LCU per person compare
- 35 Madagascar 322,130 current LCU per person compare
- 36 Vanuatu 292,219 current LCU per person compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 266,747 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Uruguay was 340,722 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 365,252 current LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,519 current LCU per person in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.