Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 41.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Uruguay, 1992–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Uruguay is 41.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Uruguay peaked at 41.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1992.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8% | — |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +71.7% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +71.7% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +31.1% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +74.4% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +33.9% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 8.9% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 19.6% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Uruguay?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Uruguay was 41.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.