Net acquisition of financial assets in Uruguay
Uruguay: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.4% for net acquisition of financial assets in 2024.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Uruguay peaked at 15.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 82nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -51.6% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +79.9% |
| 1993 | -1.7% | -177.7% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -466.0% |
| 1999 | -2.9% | -146.3% |
| 2001 | -8.9% | +202.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -274.6% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | -116.8% |
| 2004 | -1.1% | -58.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -325.3% |
| 2006 | -2.2% | -190.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -206.3% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -136.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -605.8% |
| 2010 | -2.2% | -150.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -249.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -80.1% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -141.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -180.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +804.2% |
| 2016 | -1.6% | -180.5% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -74.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | +61.7% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | +112.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -154.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -103.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | +1235.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -717.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | -2.9% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -8.9% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -2.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -0.3% | 2.0% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Uruguay?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Uruguay was 0.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.