Uruguay External Debt: % of GDP
1999 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Uruguay External Debt: % of GDP
- Uruguay External Debt accounted for 64.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 78.3 % in the previous year.
- Uruguay External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 109.9 % in Dec 2003 and a record low of 38.2 % in Dec 2011.
CEIC calculates annual External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Uruguay provides External Debt in USD and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Central Bank of Uruguay average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt as % of Nominal prior to 2016 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.
Related information about Uruguay External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Uruguay, Current Account recorded a deficit of 140.9 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 90.7 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- Uruguay Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 524.7 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 399.9 USD mn in Sep 2024.
- The country's External Debt reached 47,839.9 in Sep 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 19.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Uruguay's External Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Uruguay's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?
Uruguay External Debt accounted for 64.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 78.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.8 2023 | 78.3 2022 | 38.2 2011 | 109.9 2003 | % | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 45.9 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Argentina (%) | 45.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 109.2 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 136.1 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 51.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 231.5 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 35.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.7 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 56.7 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 139.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
| China (%) | 13.4 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 53.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 73.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 828.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 132.3 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 48.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 38.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 89.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 111.1 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 215.3 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| France (%) | 244.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 79.6 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 146.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 39.5 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 246.0 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 483.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 128.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 75.5 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 556.6 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 28.4 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Japan (%) | 107.7 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 59.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 40.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 36.6 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 39.6 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 106.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.2 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 69.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,446.8 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 83.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 858.8 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,359.5 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 33.0 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 63.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 170.1 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 373.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 86.4 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 148.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 35.1 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.2 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 56.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 39.3 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 149.6 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 56.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 96.0 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 41.5 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 163.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 169.1 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 238.7 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 38.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 45.1 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -173.367 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,140.033 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Nov 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 16.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 44,366.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 57.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (UYU bn) | 1,426.196 2029 | yearly | 1999 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (UYU bn) | 3,060.738 2029 | yearly | 1999 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (UYU bn) | 1,327.485 2029 | yearly | 1999 - 2029 |
| Gross Debt: Public Sector (USD mn) | 56,016.483 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Gross Debt: Public Sector: Residents (USD mn) | 31,032.603 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Gross Debt: Public Sector: Non Residents (USD mn) | 24,983.879 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.066 2028 | yearly | 2013 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -180.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 984.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 30.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,359.650 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 108,013.127 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 76,868.511 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,164.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 8.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 214,010.955 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 168,156.110 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 99.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1971 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 130.581 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 126.800 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 1984 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 273.200 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB (USD th) | 984,205.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF (USD th) | 1,164,178.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: General Crops; Horticulture, Agricultural Services Applied... (USD th) | 102,330.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Production, Processing & Preserving of Meat & Meat Product... (USD th) | 275,423.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Dairy Products Manufacturing (USD th) | 91,623.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Tanning & Dressing of Leather, Manufacture of Luggage, Han... (USD th) | 12,198.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Rice & Rice Products Manufacturing (USD th) | 72,450.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD mn) | 1,900.900 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: America: USA (USD mn) | 869.200 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: Europe: EU15: Germany (USD mn) | 77.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: Rest of the World: Asia: Mainland China (USD mn) | 1,324.400 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Argentine (USD mn) | 536.200 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Food & Beverages (USD th) | 112,404.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Machinery & Equipment (ME) (USD th) | 140,367.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Intermediate Gds: Petroleum & Refined Petroleum Products (USD th) | 164,032.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Transport Equipment (TE) (USD th) | 52,388.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Automobiles & Other Transport (USD th) | 63,731.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: Mexico (USD th) | 19,659.900 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2019 |
| Imports: CIF: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD th) | 116,666.100 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2019 |
| Fuel Oil Price: Heavy (UYU/l) | 21.45 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jul 1999 - Jul 2018 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 124.087 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 108.757 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 524.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -140.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 90.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 399.854 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 399.250 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 47,839.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 64.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 8,961.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 10.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -2.110 2029 | yearly | 2012 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -14,807.877 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 11.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 393.155 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 5,798.478 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1972 - Nov 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 13,727.741 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1972 - Nov 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 15.1 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1973 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 17,725.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 22.380 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 15.2 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 8.551 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1975 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 43,596.809 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 14.6 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 28,366.0 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 18.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 6,856.5 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 2005 - May 2022 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 25,269.808 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 13.55 Nov 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.50 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (UYU mn) | 924,947.355 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2018 |
| International Reserve: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 18,685.560 Nov 2024 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -6.9 Oct 2024 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Oct 2024 |
| BCU Forecast: Consumer Price Index: Average: Next 24 Months (%) | 7.306 Apr 2019 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Apr 2019 |
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