Provisions to nonperforming loans in Uruguay
Uruguay: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 59.8% in 2020. β² Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in Uruguay, 1998β2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for provisions to nonperforming loans in Uruguay is 59.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in Uruguay peaked at 62.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 71st out of 140 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 48.4% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 49.9% | 61.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 48.0% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 68 Sri Lanka 61.3% compare
- 69 Botswana 60.2% compare
- 70 Mauritius 60.0% compare
- 72 Madagascar 59.4% compare
- 73 United Arab Emirates 58.7% compare
- 74 Hong Kong (China) 58.3% compare
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 provisions to nonperforming loans in Uruguay?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in Uruguay was 59.8% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.