Insurance and financial services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Insurance and financial services was 6.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Insurance and financial services in Uruguay, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Uruguay is 6.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Uruguay peaked at 7.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.8% | — |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +70.8% |
| 1981 | 7.0% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | -35.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -85.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +42.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +52.6% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +187.3% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +60.4% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +43.6% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +187.3% | 1.5% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 661.04 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 128.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Uruguay?
- Insurance and financial services in Uruguay was 6.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
- How does Uruguay rank for insurance and financial services?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.