Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Uruguay

Uruguay: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score was 47.74 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
47.74
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
56th
of 191 countries
All-time high
48.5
in 2013
All-time low
10.35
in 2004
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Uruguay, 2003–2019

10203040502003201120192003: 12.82004: 10.32005: 332006: 46.52007: 48.22008: 46.32009: 46.32010: 42.72011: 46.72012: 46.62013: 48.52014: 47.62015: 45.42016: 45.12017: 44.92018: 46.52019: 47.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Uruguay is 47.74, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Uruguay peaked at 48.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.35, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Uruguay, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 12.81 —
2004 10.35 -19.2%
2005 32.99 +218.8%
2006 46.47 +40.9%
2007 48.19 +3.7%
2008 46.28 -4.0%
2009 46.28 +0.0%
2010 42.73 -7.7%
2011 46.71 +9.3%
2012 46.6 -0.2%
2013 48.5 +4.1%
2014 47.57 -1.9%
2015 45.36 -4.6%
2016 45.15 -0.5%
2017 44.92 -0.5%
2018 46.55 +3.6%
2019 47.74 +2.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 47.74 is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.81, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 47.74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.77, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score 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
2005 +218.8% 10.35 32.99
2006 +40.9% 32.99 46.47

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.77 10.35 48.19 7
2010s 46.18 42.73 48.5 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 53 Slovakia 49.65 compare
  2. 54 Vanuatu 49.33 compare
  3. 55 Albania 47.96 compare
  4. 57 Hungary 47.57 compare
  5. 58 Djibouti 47.34 compare
  6. 59 Luxembourg 47.21 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Uruguay?
Resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Uruguay was 47.74 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 48.5 in 2013.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.35 in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score?
Uruguay ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
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The score for recovery rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.