Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Uruguay

Uruguay: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.39
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
13th
of 116 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 2020
All-time low
0.3908
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Uruguay, 2000–2024

0.511.522000201220242000: 0.7162001: 12002: 0.3912003: 0.9522004: 0.8072005: 0.7942006: 0.6422007: 0.7362008: 0.7032009: 1.22010: 0.8912011: 0.9592012: 1.22013: 1.42014: 1.52015: 1.62016: 1.72017: 1.92018: 1.82019: 1.82020: 2.12021: 1.72022: 1.22023: 1.32024: 1.4

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uruguay is 1.39, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uruguay peaked at 2.14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3908, in 2002.

Uruguay ranks 13th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7912 0.3908 1.16 10
2010s 1.46 0.8906 1.9 10
2020s 1.53 1.17 2.14 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 10 Japan 1.56 compare
  2. 11 Peru 1.52 compare
  3. 12 Israel 1.52 compare
  4. 14 China 1.28 compare
  5. 15 Brazil 1.26 compare
  6. 16 Mauritius 1.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uruguay?
Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Uruguay was 1.39 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3908 in 2002.
How does Uruguay rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
Uruguay ranks 13th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,278 data points, 1991–2024
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.