Bank return on assets in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bank return on assets was 2.0% in 2021. β Volatile
Bank return on assets in Uruguay, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Uruguay stood at 2.0%.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Uruguay peaked at 3.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -14.4%, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 35th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 | -1.0% | -14.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2 |
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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 return on assets in Uruguay?
- Bank return on assets in Uruguay was 2.0% 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 3.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.4% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for bank return on assets?
- Uruguay ranks 35th 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 34.9%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.