Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Financial system deposits to GDP (%) was 54.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Uruguay, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 54.9% for financial system deposits to gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Uruguay peaked at 57.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1962.
Uruguay ranks 100th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.3% | — |
| 1961 | 4.9% | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 3.4% | -29.3% |
| 1963 | 19.7% | +472.3% |
| 1964 | 19.0% | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | -39.3% |
| 1966 | 9.5% | -17.3% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | +23.7% |
| 1968 | 8.2% | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | -46.1% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | +35.4% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +73.9% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 25.4% | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 57.4% | +42.5% |
| 1983 | 47.6% | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 53.9% | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 49.3% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 40.9% | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 45.1% | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 40.6% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 54.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.2%, 60% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 54.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.6%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial system deposits to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +472.3% | 3.4% | 19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 3.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 6.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 34.1% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 30.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 35.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.9% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.4% | 54.9% | 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 financial system deposits to gdp in Uruguay?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Uruguay was 54.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1962.
- How does Uruguay rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 100th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).