Interest payments in Uruguay

Uruguay: Interest payments was 81.22 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
81.22 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
57th
of 155 countries
All-time high
81.22 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
7,000 current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Interest payments in Uruguay, 1972–2024

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197219982024

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 81.22 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 168.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Uruguay peaked at 81.22 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,000 current LCU, in 1972.

That places Uruguay 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 97,625 current LCU 7,000 current LCU 360,000 current LCU 8
1980s 21.60 million current LCU 329,000 current LCU 104.00 million current LCU 10
1990s 1.89 billion current LCU 206.00 million current LCU 4.72 billion current LCU 10
2000s 15.48 billion current LCU 5.31 billion current LCU 20.74 billion current LCU 10
2010s 35.03 billion current LCU 19.21 billion current LCU 52.18 billion current LCU 10
2020s 67.70 billion current LCU 57.82 billion current LCU 81.22 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 54 Equatorial Guinea 93.77 billion current LCU compare
  2. 55 Italy 84.84 billion current LCU compare
  3. 56 United Kingdom 83.89 billion current LCU compare
  4. 58 Nepal 73.03 billion current LCU compare
  5. 59 Ethiopia 69.58 billion current LCU compare
  6. 60 Poland 63.95 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Uruguay?
Interest payments in Uruguay was 81.22 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 81.22 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 7,000 current LCU in 1972.
How does Uruguay rank for interest payments?
Uruguay ranks 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 168.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.