Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) rose 18.6% to UYU 1,219 bil in Uruguay in 2024

Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) (UYU bil), 2024
Banking | Uruguay | September 1, 2025
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Net foreign assets rose 18.6% to UYU 1,219 bil in Uruguay in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.

Historically, net foreign assets in Uruguay reached an all time high of UYU 1,241 bil in 2021 and an all time low of UYU -14.8 bil in 2002. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, net foreign assets in Argentina amounted to ARS 20,978 bil, BRL 1,360 bil in Brazil, CLP 32,167 bil in Chile and PYG 63,589 bil in Paraguay in 2024.

Uruguay has been ranked 37th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 23 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Argentina ARS bil 1,772 1,481 1,671 1,646 4,322
Bolivia BOB bil 73.8 54.5 42.9 36.0 31.2
Brazil BRL bil 1,171 1,071 1,297 1,334 1,088
Chile CLP bil 17,129 20,259 26,141 36,051 24,723
Paraguay PYG bil 40,783 44,787 68,121 66,083 63,192
Peru PEN bil 170 192 245 275 242 ... ...
Uruguay UYU bil 718 841 1,100 1,241 1,064
Venezuela VEF bil ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...