01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Uruguay

Uruguay: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 5.89 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5.89 billion
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
95th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7.71 billion
in 2014
All-time low
1.83 billion
in 2004
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Uruguay, 1995–2025

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1995201020251995: 3.7B1996: 4.0B1997: 3.8B1998: 4.7B1999: 4.6B2000: 3.8B2001: 3.5B2002: 3.5B2003: 2.4B2004: 1.8B2005: 2.0B2006: 1.9B2007: 2.7B2008: 3.6B2009: 2.6B2010: 2.7B2011: 2.6B2012: 5.1B2013: 7.1B2014: 7.7B2015: 7.4B2016: 7.3B2017: 6.1B2018: 6.9B2019: 5.8B2020: 5.6B2021: 6.0B2022: 6.7B2023: 6.5B2024: 5.6B2025: 5.9B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 5.89 billion for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in 2025.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Uruguay peaked at 7.71 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.83 billion, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 95th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Uruguay, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 3.73 billion —
1996 3.97 billion +6.6%
1997 3.84 billion -3.3%
1998 4.70 billion +22.2%
1999 4.57 billion -2.8%
2000 3.82 billion -16.3%
2001 3.54 billion -7.4%
2002 3.54 billion +0.0%
2003 2.40 billion -32.3%
2004 1.83 billion -23.6%
2005 1.97 billion +7.7%
2006 1.88 billion -4.6%
2007 2.73 billion +44.9%
2008 3.59 billion +31.8%
2009 2.58 billion -28.1%
2010 2.67 billion +3.4%
2011 2.59 billion -3.3%
2012 5.07 billion +96.0%
2013 7.11 billion +40.3%
2014 7.71 billion +8.4%
2015 7.40 billion -4.0%
2016 7.29 billion -1.5%
2017 6.09 billion -16.4%
2018 6.93 billion +13.8%
2019 5.82 billion -16.0%
2020 5.60 billion -3.8%
2021 6.05 billion +8.0%
2022 6.66 billion +10.2%
2023 6.51 billion -2.3%
2024 5.61 billion -13.9%
2025 5.89 billion +5.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 5.89 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.64 billion, 18% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 5.89 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.57 billion, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +96.0% 2.59 billion 5.07 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.16 billion 3.73 billion 4.70 billion 5
2000s 2.79 billion 1.83 billion 3.82 billion 10
2010s 5.87 billion 2.59 billion 7.71 billion 10
2020s 6.05 billion 5.60 billion 6.66 billion 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 92 Costa Rica 6.65 billion compare
  2. 93 Croatia 6.48 billion compare
  3. 94 Zambia 6.01 billion compare
  4. 96 Cameroon 5.60 billion compare
  5. 97 Tanzania 5.57 billion compare
  6. 98 New Caledonia 5.30 billion compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Uruguay?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Uruguay was 5.89 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 7.71 billion in 2014.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 billion in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Uruguay ranks 95th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.