Uruguay - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Uruguay was -0.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 2.81 in 2002, while its lowest value was -6.98 in 1980.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1978 | -2.59 |
| 1979 | -4.97 |
| 1980 | -6.98 |
| 1981 | -4.18 |
| 1982 | -2.56 |
| 1983 | -1.23 |
| 1984 | -2.66 |
| 1985 | -2.07 |
| 1986 | 0.71 |
| 1987 | -1.91 |
| 1988 | 0.27 |
| 1989 | 1.58 |
| 1990 | 2.00 |
| 1991 | 0.38 |
| 1992 | -0.07 |
| 1993 | -1.63 |
| 1994 | -2.51 |
| 1995 | -1.10 |
| 1996 | -1.14 |
| 1997 | -1.20 |
| 1998 | -1.87 |
| 1999 | -2.12 |
| 2000 | -2.48 |
| 2001 | -2.38 |
| 2002 | 2.81 |
| 2003 | -0.72 |
| 2004 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 0.24 |
| 2006 | -2.00 |
| 2007 | -0.94 |
| 2008 | -5.69 |
| 2009 | -1.20 |
| 2010 | -1.81 |
| 2011 | -2.74 |
| 2012 | -3.97 |
| 2013 | -3.50 |
| 2014 | -3.21 |
| 2015 | -0.28 |
| 2016 | 0.83 |
| 2017 | 0.04 |
| 2018 | -0.44 |
| 2019 | 1.61 |
| 2020 | -0.59 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
