Interest payments in Uruguay
Uruguay: Interest payments was 6.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Uruguay, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Uruguay stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Uruguay peaked at 21.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1976.
That places Uruguay 77th 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.
Interest payments in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.5% | — |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -48.1% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | +70.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -60.2% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +63.4% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +160.3% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -21.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -46.1% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +236.7% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +84.5% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -25.9% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +47.8% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +66.6% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 1.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 7.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Uruguay?
- Interest payments in Uruguay was 6.9% 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 21.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1976.
- How does Uruguay rank for interest payments?
- Uruguay ranks 77th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.