Financial Development Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Financial Development Index was 0.3148 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Uruguay, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial development index in Uruguay is 0.3148, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Uruguay peaked at 0.3148 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0933, in 1997.
Uruguay ranks 75th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2028 | 0.155 | 0.2969 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1194 | 0.0933 | 0.1467 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1661 | 0.1475 | 0.1941 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2362 | 0.1946 | 0.3024 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3148 | 0.3148 | 0.3148 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 72 Saint Lucia 0.328 compare
- 73 Kazakhstan 0.325 compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 0.3228 compare
- 76 Argentina 0.3144 compare
- 77 Lebanon 0.3136 compare
- 78 Georgia 0.3065 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 financial development index in Uruguay?
- Financial development index in Uruguay was 0.3148 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3148 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0933 in 1997.
- How does Uruguay rank for financial development index?
- Uruguay ranks 75th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.