Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Uruguay

Uruguay: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
75.6%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Uruguay, 2004–2019

0204060801002004201120192004: 75.6 % of adults2005: 80 % of adults2006: 85.3 % of adults2007: 93.8 % of adults2008: 98 % of adults2009: 97.2 % of adults2010: 100 % of adults2011: 100 % of adults2012: 100 % of adults2013: 100 % of adults2014: 100 % of adults2015: 100 % of adults2016: 100 % of adults2017: 100 % of adults2018: 100 % of adults2019: 100 % of adults

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.

Analysis

In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uruguay stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Uruguay, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of adults Change
2004 75.6%
2005 80.0% +5.8%
2006 85.3% +6.6%
2007 93.8% +10.0%
2008 98.0% +4.5%
2009 97.2% -0.8%
2010 100.0% +2.9%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.3% 75.6% 98.0% 6
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uruguay?
Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.