Uruguay Government Debt: % of GDP

2005 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Uruguay Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Uruguay Government debt accounted for 58.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 59.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Uruguay government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2005 to Jun 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 67.2 % in Dec 2005 and a record low of 36.4 % in Jun 2013.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. Government Debt is calculated as a sum of Domestic Central Government Debt and Local Government Debt. The Central Bank of Uruguay provides Government Debt in USD and Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Uruguay average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Uruguay Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Uruguay National Government Debt reached 47.8 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 20.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Uruguay's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2005 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Uruguay Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Uruguay's Government Debt: % of GDP in Jun 2025?

Uruguay Government debt accounted for 58.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 59.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
58.8 Jun 2025 59.6 Mar 2025 36.4 Jun 2013 67.2 Dec 2005 % quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 53.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 50.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 96.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 77.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 26.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.3 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 43.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
China (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Colombia (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 57.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 60.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 43.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 29.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 63.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 23.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 81.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 34.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 151.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hungary (%) 75.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 60.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
India (%) 56.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Ireland (%) 33.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (%) 138.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 203.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 91.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 43.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 48.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 46.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 60.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 42.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 48.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 37.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 53.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 151.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 38.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 58.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 97.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 57.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 43.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 173.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 62.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 69.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 103.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Sweden (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) 22.2 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Taiwan, China (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 24.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (%) 89.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025

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Uruguay Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -463.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,274.590 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 47,848.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (UYU bn) 1,631.155 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (UYU bn) 3,453.082 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (UYU bn) 1,523.095 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
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) -302.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 998.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,127.291 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 108,137.143 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 93,338.740 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,301.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 204,465.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 211,109.084 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 79.200 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1971 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 125.032 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 201.600 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1984 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 317.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: America: USA (USD mn) 993.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: Rest of the World: Asia: Mainland China (USD mn) 1,562.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: Europe: EU15: Germany (USD mn) 75.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Argentine (USD mn) 444.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: ytd: America: LAIA: Brazil (USD mn) 1,467.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Dairy Products Manufacturing (USD th) 95,880.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Tanning & Dressing of Leather, Manufacture of Luggage, Han... (USD th) 9,376.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: General Crops; Horticulture, Agricultural Services Applied... (USD th) 286,456.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Rice & Rice Products Manufacturing (USD th) 34,057.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB: CIIU 3: Production, Processing & Preserving of Meat & Meat Product... (USD th) 225,148.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Transport Equipment (TE) (USD th) 55,934.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Intermediate Gds: Petroleum & Refined Petroleum Products (USD th) 239,892.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Food & Beverages (USD th) 125,845.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Capital Gds: Machinery & Equipment (ME) (USD th) 128,930.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF: BEC: Consumer Gds: Automobiles & Other Transport (USD th) 90,503.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Imports: CIF (USD th) 1,301,159.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Exports: FOB (USD th) 998,506.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Oct 2025
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
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.757 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 124.087 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 85.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -88.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -640.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 111.946 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -9.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 120.980 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 47,570.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 55.8 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 9,983.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 10.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.118 2030 yearly 2012 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -16,928.995 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 485.311 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,267.727 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 16,104.916 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 6.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1973 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 18,729.4 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.279 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.4 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 12.817 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 48,458.838 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 32,994.8 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,856.5 May 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - May 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 28,858.974 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.13 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.00 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
International Reserve: Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 19,786.885 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3 (UYU mn) 924,947.355 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -6.8 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Oct 2025
BCU Forecast: Consumer Price Index: Average: Next 24 Months (%) 7.306 Apr 2019 monthly Jul 2013 - Apr 2019

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