External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay
Uruguay: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 48.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay stood at 48.2%.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay peaked at 163.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2019.
That places Uruguay 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 113.6% | — |
| 1996 | 98.4% | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 128.6% | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | -25.9% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 102.9% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 163.9% | +59.3% |
| 2004 | 158.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 143.3% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 141.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 154.9% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 106.3% | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 128.1% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -14.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 48.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 48.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.2% | 85.1% | 128.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 127.0% | 81.2% | 163.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 44.9% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 48.2% | 56.7% | 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Uruguay was 48.2% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 163.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.