Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Insurance company assets to GDP (%) was 10.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Uruguay, 2000–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 10.5% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 158.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Uruguay peaked at 10.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 52nd out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +15.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 10.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 10.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
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 insurance company assets to gdp in Uruguay?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Uruguay was 10.5% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Insurance company assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as AXCO and national sources.