Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Uruguay

Foreign direct investment outflows in Uruguay in 2025 — 661,038,703 US$. Ranked 43 in the world out of 91.

2025 661M US$ +148.24% vs 2024
World rank 43of 91
Period maximum 5.93B US$2022
Period minimum -8.32B US$2023

Trend over time

1978–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Uruguay, 1978–2025-10B-5B05B10B19781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 13,700,000 US$1983: -5,600,000 US$1984: -3,400,000 US$1985: 7,900,000 US$1986: 4,500,000 US$1987: -4,900,000 US$1988: 2,300,000 US$1989: 0 US$1990: 10 US$1991: 10 US$1992: 10 US$1993: 10 US$1994: 10 US$1997: 13,200,000 US$1998: 9,300,000 US$1999: -3,000,000 US$2000: -4,983,600 US$2001: 19,771,614 US$2002: -155,696 US$2003: 1,386,377 US$2004: 38,060,454 US$2005: 15,486,159 US$2006: 13,827,332 US$2007: 118,660,765 US$2008: 25,368,771 US$2009: 90,409,996 US$2010: -157,713,894 US$2011: 179,195,540 US$2012: 4,153,838,973 US$2013: -2,058,212,132 US$2014: 1,837,956,424 US$2015: 1,898,341,170 US$2016: 1,307,757,093 US$2017: 4,723,850,607 US$2018: 2,455,787,308 US$2019: 104,174,675 US$2020: -120,389,502 US$2021: 2,619,523,963 US$2022: 5,931,628,291 US$2023: -8,320,989,285 US$2024: -1,370,453,880 US$2025: 661,038,703 US$
Change over the period: +661M

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 661M US$
World 1.49T US$
South America computed 48.99B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 661M +2.03B +148.24%
2024 -1.37B +6.95B +83.53%
2023 -8.32B −14.25B −240.28%
2022 5.93B +3.31B +126.44%
2021 2.62B +2.74B +2,275.87%
2020 -120M −225M −215.57%
2019 104M −2.35B −95.76%
2018 2.46B −2.27B −48.01%
2017 4.72B +3.42B +261.22%
2016 1.31B −591M −31.11%
2015 1.9B +60.38M +3.29%
2014 1.84B +3.9B +189.3%
2013 -2.06B −6.21B −149.55%
2012 4.15B +3.97B +2,218.05%
2011 179M +337M +213.62%
2010 -158M −248M −274.44%
2009 90.41M +65.04M +256.38%
2008 25.37M −93.29M −78.62%
2007 119M +105M +758.16%
2006 13.83M −1.66M −10.71%
2005 15.49M −22.57M −59.31%
2004 38.06M +36.67M +2,645.32%
2003 1.39M +1.54M +990.44%
2002 -155,696 −19.93M −100.79%
2001 19.77M +24.76M +496.73%
2000 -4.98M −1.98M −66.12%
1999 -3M −12.3M −132.26%
1998 9.3M −3.9M −29.55%
1997 13.2M
1994 10 +0 +0%
1993 10 +0 +0%
1992 10 +0 +0%
1991 10 +0 +0%
1990 10 +10
1989 0 −2.3M −100%
1988 2.3M +7.2M +146.94%
1987 -4.9M −9.4M −208.89%
1986 4.5M −3.4M −43.04%
1985 7.9M +11.3M +332.35%
1984 -3.4M +2.2M +39.29%
1983 -5.6M −19.3M −140.88%
1982 13.7M +13.7M
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.