Uruguay's gross savings (current US$) was US$13.25 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 51.02% from US$8.77 billion in 2015 (4.21% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$13.25 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$8.36 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.77 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$13.25 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$465.26 million | 1985 |
| Average since 2016 | US$10.61 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$931.72 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uruguay's gross savings (current US$) rose 6.8% on 2024 (from US$12.4 billion to US$13.25 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.8% and a typical year strayed about 15.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 128.5% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 59.2% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$330.54 million a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Uruguay had the 70th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Uruguay in the 2025 ranking
- Costa Rica — 66th of 100: US$13.98 billion
- Ukraine — 67th of 100: US$13.86 billion
- Luxembourg — 68th of 100: US$13.74 billion
- Venezuela, RB — 70th of 100: US$12.79 billion
- Estonia — 71st of 100: US$11.62 billion
- Paraguay — 72nd of 100: US$10.94 billion
What this measures
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 48 values
| Year | Gross savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,246,690,791 |
| 2024 | 12,398,485,525 |
| 2023 | 11,671,165,338 |
| 2022 | 10,822,484,318 |
| 2021 | 9,631,588,233 |
| 2020 | 8,361,702,398 |
| 2019 | 9,584,785,770 |
| 2018 | 9,429,132,012 |
| 2017 | 10,446,154,484 |
| 2016 | 10,504,539,918 |
| 2015 |
Gross savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Argentina — US$91.71 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$520.11 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$3.04 billion (2024)
- Belize — US$651.38 million (2024)
- Bolivia — US$7.56 billion (2024)
- Brazil — US$328.66 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$81.53 billion (2025)
- Colombia — US$60.27 billion (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$13.98 billion (2025)
- Dominican Republic — US$29.66 billion (2025)
- Ecuador — US$35.43 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Uruguay
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$18.99 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$18.97 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.02 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 618.82 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$67.76 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.79 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$53.61 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Uruguay's gross savings (current US$)?
- US$13.25 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is up 1,322% from US$931.72 million in 1978 (5.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$13.25 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$465.26 million in 1985.
- How does Uruguay rank?
- 70th highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross savings (current US$) unusual for Uruguay?
- In 2025, Uruguay's gross savings (current US$) rose 6.8% on 2024 (from US$12.4 billion to US$13.25 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.8% and a typical year strayed about 15.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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