Real Effective Exchange Rate in Uruguay

Uruguay: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 116.75 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
116.75
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
21st
of 107 countries
All-time high
116.75
in 2018
All-time low
72.45
in 2004
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Uruguay, 2000–2018

02550751001252000200920182000: 113.52001: 110.72002: 942003: 73.62004: 72.42005: 81.12006: 81.72007: 81.42008: 88.22009: 90.12010: 1002011: 102.12012: 104.82013: 111.12014: 106.82015: 107.52016: 108.52017: 1152018: 116.7

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Uruguay stood at 116.75. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Uruguay peaked at 116.75 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.45, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.67 72.45 113.45 10
2010s 108.05 100 116.75 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 118.21 compare
  2. 19 Bulgaria 118.09 compare
  3. 20 Philippines 117.37 compare
  4. 22 China 114.33 compare
  5. 23 Ecuador 113.55 compare
  6. 24 Paraguay 113.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Uruguay?
Real effective exchange rate in Uruguay was 116.75 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 116.75 in 2018.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 72.45 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for real effective exchange rate?
Uruguay ranks 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.