Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP was 0.3648 in 2030. ◆ Volatile
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government in Uruguay, 2000–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.3648 for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Uruguay peaked at 3.78 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.08, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.8807 | — |
| 2001 | -0.639 | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4145 | -164.9% |
| 2003 | 2.98 | +618.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.39 | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.41 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -59.5% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | +60.9% |
| 2011 | 1.84 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1149 | -106.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4189 | -464.4% |
| 2014 | -0.5 | -219.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2463 | -149.3% |
| 2016 | -0.259 | -205.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1554 | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5168 | -432.6% |
| 2019 | -0.4904 | -194.9% |
| 2020 | -2.08 | +323.4% |
| 2021 | -0.6203 | -70.1% |
| 2022 | -0.5004 | -19.3% |
| 2023 | -0.9951 | +98.9% |
| 2024 | -0.9668 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | -0.9877 | +2.2% |
| 2026 | -1.54 | +55.9% |
| 2027 | -0.8579 | -44.3% |
| 2028 | -0.2839 | -66.9% |
| 2029 | 0.3624 | -227.7% |
| 2030 | 0.3648 | +0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3648 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.7398. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3648 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.44, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … Primary Percent GDP in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +618.2% | 0.4145 | 2.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.87 | -0.8807 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3302 | -0.5 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8466 | -2.08 | 0.3624 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3648 | 0.3648 | 0.3648 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More external debt data for Uruguay
- Net financial flows, IBRD -135.04 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 156.26 % change on previous year (2015)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 13.19 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 5.61 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 3,896 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.1545 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 4.91 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.15 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Uruguay?
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Uruguay was 0.3648 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.08 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2030.
- Is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October