Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -5.00 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Uruguay, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded -5.00 billion for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Uruguay peaked at -428.31 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, -6.56 billion, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 154th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -494.15 million | — |
| 2006 | -428.31 million | -13.3% |
| 2007 | -515.88 million | +20.4% |
| 2008 | -916.59 million | +77.7% |
| 2009 | -1.04 billion | +13.5% |
| 2010 | -1.50 billion | +44.3% |
| 2011 | -1.63 billion | +8.7% |
| 2012 | -3.85 billion | +136.1% |
| 2013 | -3.06 billion | -20.4% |
| 2014 | -3.74 billion | +21.9% |
| 2015 | -2.45 billion | -34.5% |
| 2016 | -2.66 billion | +8.7% |
| 2017 | -3.56 billion | +33.7% |
| 2018 | -3.67 billion | +3.1% |
| 2019 | -3.05 billion | -16.9% |
| 2020 | -2.89 billion | -5.2% |
| 2021 | -6.10 billion | +111.1% |
| 2022 | -6.56 billion | +7.6% |
| 2023 | -5.37 billion | -18.2% |
| 2024 | -5.00 billion | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -679.04 million | -1.04 billion | -428.31 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.92 billion | -3.85 billion | -1.50 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.19 billion | -6.56 billion | -2.89 billion | 5 |
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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 in months of imports, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Uruguay?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Uruguay was -5.00 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was -428.31 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.56 billion in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Uruguay ranks 154th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.