Bank capital to total assets in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank capital to total assets was 10.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Uruguay, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank capital to total assets in Uruguay stood at 10.6%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Uruguay peaked at 15.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 63rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.3% | — |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -51.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
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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 total assets in Uruguay?
- Bank capital to total assets in Uruguay was 10.6% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.