Uruguay international reserves
Total reserves
$18.2B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-1.8%
12-month change
-1.6%
High since 2000
$19.9B
January 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$18.2 billion
September 2026+591.2% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$17.1B · 93.6%
- Gold$139M · 0.8%
- SDRs$874M · 4.8%
- IMF reserve position$154M · 0.8%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 1.0 t
- Market value
- $139M
- Share of reserves
- 0.8%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
1.0 t
September 2026-98.2% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 5,383
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
21.3%
Months of imports covered
11.3
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.