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 169 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.
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
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.67 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.34 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Broad money 51.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 41.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1,338 (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 169 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.