Uruguay External Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Uruguay External Debt: % of GDP

• Uruguay External Debt accounted for 55.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 64.6 % in the previous year.
• Uruguay External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 109.9 % in Dec 2003 and a record low of 38.2 % in Dec 2011.

CEIC calculates annual External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Uruguay provides External Debt in USD and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. The Central Bank of Uruguay average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt as % of Nominal prior to 2016 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.


Related information about Uruguay External Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Uruguay, Current Account recorded a surplus of 144.1 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 476.8 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Uruguay Direct Investment Abroad fell by 40.5 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 151.8 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• The country's External Debt reached 47,785.6 in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 20.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Uruguay's External Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2024 in the chart:

What was Uruguay's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Uruguay External Debt accounted for 55.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 64.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
55.8 2024	64.6 2023	38.2 2011	109.9 2003	%	yearly	1999 - 2024

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