Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay peaked at 40.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 37th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.3% | — |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +77.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +30.3% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +28.9% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 13.1% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 26.7% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 35.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 34 Hungary 31.3% compare
- 35 Japan 30.3% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.1% compare
- 38 Seychelles 29.9% compare
- 39 Republic of Moldova 29.2% compare
- 40 Fiji 28.3% compare
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 liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Uruguay was 30.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Uruguay ranks 37th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.