Uruguay recorded a Current Account deficit of 0.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Current Account to GDP in Uruguay averaged -1.48 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2.80 percent of GDP in 2002 and a record low of -6.34 percent of GDP in 1980. source: Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Uruguay

Current Account to GDP in Uruguay is expected to reach -1.40 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uruguay Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -1.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and -1.60 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 138413.00 -430800.00 USD Thousand May 2026
Capital Flows 706.00 -1099.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account 45.00 -368.10 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP -0.50 -0.80 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 1086472.00 726749.00 USD Thousand May 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 50557.00 49652.00 USD Million Mar 2026
External Debt to GDP 30.20 28.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 8.00 -354.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Gold Reserves 0.10 0.10 Tonnes Dec 2025
Imports 1006488.00 1217677.00 USD Thousand May 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.06 Points Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues 842835020.00 536045.30 USD Thousand Mar 2026
Tourist Arrivals 1181795.00 905458.00 Mar 2026


Uruguay Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.50 -0.80 2.80 -6.34 1980 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly