External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Uruguay
Uruguay: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 16.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Uruguay, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 16.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Uruguay peaked at 88.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 67th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 the banking in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58.7% | — |
| 1996 | 52.3% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | +65.9% |
| 1998 | 59.8% | -31.0% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +77.6% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +36.8% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -21.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 16.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 16.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +77.6% | 50.0% | 88.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 49.0% | 86.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 43.4% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.0% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.2% | 20.8% | 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 the banking in Uruguay?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Uruguay was 16.2% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Uruguay ranks 67th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 the banking sector (% 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 minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.