Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 27.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Uruguay, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Uruguay is 27.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Uruguay peaked at 70.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1973.
Uruguay ranks 121st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.1% | — |
| 1961 | 19.9% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 21.5% | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 14.6% | -31.8% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | -30.3% |
| 1967 | 9.4% | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 7.1% | -24.6% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 9.3% | +31.1% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +24.7% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -44.9% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +35.9% |
| 1975 | 19.4% | +133.9% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 29.3% | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 69.9% | +72.9% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | -31.6% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | -12.9% |
| 1985 | 45.3% | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 25.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +56.2% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -38.8% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -44.1% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -1.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 27.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 27.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.9%, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +133.9% | 8.3% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 7.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 6.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 32.4% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 23.7% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 20.5% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 22.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.3% | 27.8% | 2 |
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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Uruguay?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Uruguay was 27.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).