International debt issues to GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: International debt issues to GDP was 41.7% in 2020. β² Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Uruguay, 1992β2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, international debt issues to gdp in Uruguay stood at 41.7%.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Uruguay peaked at 42.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1996.
That places Uruguay 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 11.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 13.6% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 19.6% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.67 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.34 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Broad money 51.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 41.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -1,338 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in Uruguay?
- International debt issues to gdp in Uruguay was 41.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1996.
- How does Uruguay rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.