Uruguay

Government debt in Uruguay

Government debt in Uruguay: 24.1% of GDP in 1999 and 65.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
65.6% of GDP
Since 1999
+41.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
45 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
69.2% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in UruguayGovernment debt in Uruguay: 24.1% of GDP in 1999 and 65.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 69.2% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 69.2% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 91.9% of GDP in 2003, the lowest 24.1% of GDP in 1999.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearUruguay
202565.6
202467.6
202363
202259.4
202164.1
202068.2
201959.6
201857.9
201755.8
201656.4
201557.8
201451.1
201350
201249.8
201141.3
201040.9
200946.2
200846.2
200752.8
200661.1
200566.2
200473.7
200391.9
200290.1
200139.4
200030.5
199924.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearUruguay
202667.7
202768.7
202869.7
202969.8
203069.5
203169.2

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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