Bank return on assets in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank return on assets was 1.5% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Uruguay, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank return on assets in Uruguay is 1.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Uruguay peaked at 3.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -14.5%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.2% | -14.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 36 Nicaragua 1.6% compare
- 37 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 1.5% compare
- 38 Haiti 1.5% compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 1.5% compare
- 41 Gabon 1.5% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.5% 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 return on assets in Uruguay?
- Bank return on assets in Uruguay was 1.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.5% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank return on assets?
- Uruguay ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.