Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 5.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Uruguay, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Uruguay stood at 5.46.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Uruguay peaked at 11.2 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.16, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.75 | — |
| 2002 | 11.2 | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 10.35 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 7.35 | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 6.77 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 7.49 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 7.25 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.04 | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 6.17 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.15 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 4.94 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.81 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.41 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.47 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.61 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.98 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 4.87 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.98 | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 5.94 | +60.4% |
| 2024 | 6.07 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 5.46 | -10.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 5.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.54, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 5.46 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.71, 71% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +60.4% | 3.7 | 5.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.04 | 6.04 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.84 | 4.41 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 | 3.16 | 6.07 | 6 |
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 lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Uruguay?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Uruguay was 5.46 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 2002.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.