Bank concentration in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank concentration was 72.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 72.8% for bank concentration in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Uruguay peaked at 72.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 85th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank concentration in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +75.5% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 72.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 100% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 72.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.8%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank concentration in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +75.5% | 32.8% | 57.5% |
| 2002 | -26.4% | 44.5% | 32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 32.8% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 63.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 72.3% | 72.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 44.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 32.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 44.98 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Uruguay?
- Bank concentration in Uruguay was 72.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank concentration?
- Uruguay ranks 85th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.