Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Uruguay
Uruguay: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 30.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Uruguay stood at 30.8%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Uruguay peaked at 72.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1969.
Uruguay ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.0% | — |
| 1961 | 29.3% | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 30.8% | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 31.3% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 35.0% | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 32.9% | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | -43.2% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 12.5% | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +37.2% |
| 1971 | 17.7% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 21.7% | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 12.2% | -44.0% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | +53.8% |
| 1975 | 20.2% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 22.3% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 29.3% | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 72.4% | +79.1% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 55.3% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 46.8% | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 38.3% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 36.3% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 25.3% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +56.4% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -38.8% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 11.5% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 12.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 36.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.5% | 23.9% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 19.9% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 21.4% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.4% | 30.8% | 6 |
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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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Uruguay?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Uruguay was 30.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1969.
- How does Uruguay rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Uruguay ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.