Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Uruguay
Uruguay: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 100.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Uruguay, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Uruguay is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 461.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2005.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.2% | — |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +140.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +47.4% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +143.8% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 5.5% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 19.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Uruguay?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 461.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’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 registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.