Bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank capital to assets ratio was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay, 2015–2024
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay stood at 10.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 52nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.4% | — |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 396,400 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 112,105 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.22 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 13.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 13.86 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,096 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay?
- Bank capital to assets ratio in Uruguay was 10.5% in 2024, according to Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest bank capital to assets ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank capital to assets ratio?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bank capital to assets ratio rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The indicator is a measure of capital adequacy that evaluates the financial strength of deposit takers by comparing Tier 1 capital to total assets. Tier 1 capital, often referred to as core capital, includes the most stable and readily available forms of capital, such as common equity, disclosed reserves, retained earnings, and certain other instruments that meet regulatory requirements under the Basel framework. This capital is considered the highest quality because it is fully available to cover losses and does not need to be repaid.