Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 7.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in months of imports in Uruguay stood at 7.73.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Uruguay peaked at 12.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.27, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.62 | — |
| 2001 | 8.05 | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 3.27 | -59.4% |
| 2003 | 7.23 | +121.3% |
| 2004 | 6.36 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 6.42 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.26 | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 6.05 | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 6.36 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.88 | +55.4% |
| 2010 | 7.63 | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 8.3 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 7.47 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 8.88 | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 9.69 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 10.54 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 10.03 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.36 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.67 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.55 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.81 | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 8.98 | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 6.55 | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 7.21 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 7.73 | +7.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.04, 2.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.73 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.43, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +121.3% | 3.27 | 7.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.55 | 3.27 | 9.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.21 | 7.47 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.66 | 6.55 | 12.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Uruguay?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Uruguay was 7.73 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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