- Generated 2026-05-28 under v2.0: triangulated across multilateral bodies (IMF Article IV 2025, World Justice Project, RSF, Transparency International, V-Dem, EIU, FATF) + Uruguay official (BCU, INE, Ministry of Interior, Uruguay XXI) + regional press (MercoPress, InSight Crime).

- A regional leader on rule of law, press freedom, and democratic stability; the standout drags are rising narco-transit violence and steep long-term ageing.

- Source-lean: moderate Anglophone; Spanish-language Uruguayan press was not read directly, so crime/press nuance carries some English-framing risk.

- civil_military_relations carries a v2.3 provisional baseline scored from coup history and military-in-politics status. It has not been through a full source-disciplined pass and its confidence is set low to reflect that.

Tier: observable - every composite below is confidence-capped at 1.00 (TIER_CAP.observable).

Free press and open civil society - scores rest on directly observable evidence.

Credible macro management (a binding fiscal rule, an independent inflation-targeting central bank) and diversified agri-commodity exports. (skew: positive)

┌────────────────────────────────┬────────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐

│ Sub-factor │ Weight │ Conf │ Near │ Mid │ Long │

├────────────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤

│ Fiscal State │ 0.22 │ 85% │ +3.0 │ +3.0 │ +3.0 │

│ Monetary Independence │ 0.22 │ 85% │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │

│ Reserve Currency Intl Monetary │ 0.16 │ 95% │ 0.0 │ 0.0 │ 0.0 │

│ Inflation │ 0.13 │ 85% │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │

│ Banking Stability │ 0.10 │ 80% │ +3.0 │ +3.0 │ +3.0 │

│ Trade Actions Capacity │ 0.17 │ 85% │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │

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Fiscal State - Moderate net debt (~58% GDP) under a binding fiscal rule with an expanded Fiscal Council; investment-grade; a drifting deficit the watch-item. (IMF 2025 Art IV)

Monetary Independence - The BCU is a credible inflation-targeter, letting the exchange rate absorb shocks. (BCU, IMF)

Reserve Currency Intl Monetary - The peso is not a reserve currency. (definitional)

Inflation - A genuine success: ~3.65% at end-2025, slightly below the target band, with anchored expectations. (BCU, INE)

Banking Stability - Well-capitalised, highly liquid, low NPLs; heavy deposit/loan dollarization is a structural FX feature mitigated by low leverage and ample reserves. (IMF; S&P)

Trade Actions Capacity - Record diversified agri-commodity exports (beef, world-leading eucalyptus pulp, soy, dairy) to China and the EU, with the EU-Mercosur deal provisionally applying from 2026 as upside; commodity/China-concentration exposure, but diversified institutions and no resource curse. (Uruguay XXI; EU Council)

Category composite by horizon (categoryComposite, confidence-capped by transparency tier):

┌─────────┬─────────────────┬────────────┐

│ Horizon │ Composite score │ Confidence │

├─────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┤

│ near │ +2.98 │ 86% │

│ mid │ +2.98 │ 86% │

│ long │ +2.98 │ 86% │

└─────────┴─────────────────┴────────────┘

A regional leader on rule of law, low corruption, independent statistics, and press freedom. (skew: positive)

┌──────────────────────────┬────────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐

│ Sub-factor │ Weight │ Conf │ Near │ Mid │ Long │

├──────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤

│ Rule Of Law │ 0.31 │ 85% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

│ Statistical Integrity │ 0.22 │ 85% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

│ Civil Service Capacity │ 0.22 │ 80% │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │

│ Press Freedom │ 0.13 │ 85% │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │

│ Civil-Military Relations │ 0.12 │ 65% │ +7.0 │ +7.0 │ +7.0 │

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Rule Of Law - Strong by any standard - an independent judiciary and electoral courts, low corruption (a regional leader on Transparency International's index), resilient to populism. (WJP 2025; TI 2025)

Statistical Integrity - INE and the BCU produce credible, transparent, independently cited data. (IMF, BCU)

Civil Service Capacity - A professional, meritocratic, low-corruption bureaucracy with strong electoral, health, and statistical administration. (WJP)

Press Freedom - Consistently high (RSF ~#27, 2025); mild nuance from prior-government journalist surveillance and a 2024 broadcast-law change. (RSF 2025)

Civil-Military Relations - Settled civilian control over a professional officer corps, backed by tested parliamentary oversight and a long unbroken record of apolitical command.

Category composite by horizon (categoryComposite, confidence-capped by transparency tier):

┌─────────┬─────────────────┬────────────┐

│ Horizon │ Composite score │ Confidence │

├─────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┤

│ near │ +4.84 │ 82% │

│ mid │ +4.84 │ 82% │

│ long │ +4.84 │ 82% │

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An exemplary democracy with an open, welcoming residency regime; the drag is rising narco-transit violence and long-term ageing. (skew: negative)

┌────────────────────────┬────────┬──────┬──────┬───────┬──────┐

│ Sub-factor │ Weight │ Conf │ Near │ Mid │ Long │

├────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼───────┼──────┤

│ Political Stability │ 0.30 │ 85% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

│ Civil Liberties │ 0.20 │ 85% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

│ Treatment Non Citizens │ 0.25 │ 85% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

│ Social Cohesion │ 0.15 │ 80% │ 0.0 │ +0.50 │ +1.0 │

│ Demographics │ 0.10 │ 85% │ +1.0 │ -1.0 │ -3.0 │

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Political Stability - An exemplary democracy; the Nov 2024 election produced an orderly, peaceful transfer of power in March 2025, with moderate continuity governance. (EIU; MercoPress)

Civil Liberties - Very strong; rated 'Free,' with functioning courts and progressive social legislation. (Freedom House; V-Dem)

Treatment Non Citizens - An open, lawful, durable residency pathway (income/rentista-based), direct permanent residency, and a relatively fast route to citizenship with dual nationality allowed; tighter anti-money-laundering checks the main friction. (DNM)

Social Cohesion - High social trust, low polarization, and a strong welfare state, offset near-term by rising cocaine-transit violence (homicides ~10.5/100k, with a Montevideo port transshipment problem). (Ministry of Interior; InSight Crime)

Demographics - An ageing population (among the oldest in the region) with low fertility, a population peak around 2020, and persistent youth emigration - a real long-term drag. (PRB; UN)

Category composite by horizon (categoryComposite, confidence-capped by transparency tier):

┌─────────┬─────────────────┬────────────┐

│ Horizon │ Composite score │ Confidence │

├─────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┤

│ near │ +3.88 │ 84% │

│ mid │ +3.75 │ 84% │

│ long │ +3.62 │ 84% │

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Pragmatic, non-aligned, and conflict-free, with an open capital account. (skew: positive)

┌────────────────────────────┬────────┬──────┬──────┬──────┬──────┐

│ Sub-factor │ Weight │ Conf │ Near │ Mid │ Long │

├────────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤

│ Alliance Reliability │ 0.40 │ 85% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

│ Conflict Involvement │ 0.35 │ 90% │ +6.0 │ +6.0 │ +6.0 │

│ Sanctions Capital Controls │ 0.25 │ 80% │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │ +5.0 │

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Alliance Reliability - A founding Mercosur member, pragmatic and non-aligned, with stable ties and no coercive dependencies. (IMF; EU/Mercosur)

Conflict Involvement - No external conflicts or territorial disputes; a long peaceful posture. (Freedom House)

Sanctions Capital Controls - An open capital account, no exchange controls, not sanctioned; anti-money-laundering effectiveness gaps are being addressed. (IMF; FATF)

Category composite by horizon (categoryComposite, confidence-capped by transparency tier):

┌─────────┬─────────────────┬────────────┐

│ Horizon │ Composite score │ Confidence │

├─────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┤

│ near │ +5.37 │ 86% │

│ mid │ +5.37 │ 86% │

│ long │ +5.37 │ 86% │

└─────────┴─────────────────┴────────────┘

Low catastrophe exposure and strong universal healthcare, against drought-driven water risk and elevated (if moderate) crime. (skew: negative)

┌────────────────────┬────────┬──────┬──────┬───────┬──────┐

│ Sub-factor │ Weight │ Conf │ Near │ Mid │ Long │

├────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼───────┼──────┤

│ Climate │ 0.20 │ 70% │ +1.0 │ +0.50 │ 0.0 │

│ Healthcare │ 0.30 │ 85% │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │ +4.0 │

│ Infrastructure │ 0.20 │ 80% │ +3.0 │ +3.0 │ +3.0 │

│ Crime Safety │ 0.15 │ 80% │ -1.0 │ -1.0 │ -1.0 │

│ Disaster Insurance │ 0.15 │ 75% │ +2.0 │ +2.0 │ +2.0 │

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Climate - Temperate, with the highest readiness in South America - drought plus coastal exposure cap the upside. (WB CCDR)

Healthcare - A universal SNIS/FONASA system with good doctor density and outcomes; minor strains. (PAHO)

Infrastructure - Good by regional standards - a modern deep-sea port terminal, a rebuilt central railway, sound telecom and electrification. (UPM; MercoPress)

Crime Safety - Homicides ~10.5/100k concentrated in narco-corridors, with robberies/thefts falling in 2025; moderate overall but elevated versus historic norms. (Ministry of Interior; InSight Crime)

Disaster Insurance - A low catastrophe tail (no hurricanes or earthquakes); drought and localized flooding the main risks. (hazard context)

Category composite by horizon (categoryComposite, confidence-capped by transparency tier):

┌─────────┬─────────────────┬────────────┐

│ Horizon │ Composite score │ Confidence │

├─────────┼─────────────────┼────────────┤

│ near │ +2.22 │ 79% │

│ mid │ +2.13 │ 79% │

│ long │ +2.04 │ 79% │

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Confidence-weighted composite of every category above (decisionComposite), at each decision's native horizon (HORIZON_BY_DECISION), with the threshold reading (readingFor).

┌──────────┬─────────┬───────┬────────────┬────────────────┐

│ Decision │ Horizon │ Score │ Confidence │ Reading │

├──────────┼─────────┼───────┼────────────┼────────────────┤

│ Living │ long │ +3.81 │ 83% │ clear positive │

│ Assets │ mid │ +3.80 │ 84% │ clear positive │

│ Currency │ near │ +3.74 │ 85% │ clear positive │

└──────────┴─────────┴───────┴────────────┴────────────────┘

Same weighting projected across all three horizons (near 1-3y, mid 3-7y, long 5-10y):

┌──────────┬───────┬───────┬───────┐

│ Decision │ Near │ Mid │ Long │

├──────────┼───────┼───────┼───────┤

│ Living │ +3.91 │ +3.86 │ +3.81 │

│ Assets │ +3.82 │ +3.80 │ +3.77 │

│ Currency │ +3.74 │ +3.74 │ +3.73 │

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