Uruguay recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 75.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Uruguay averaged 61.58 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 96.10 percent of GDP in 2003 and a record low of 30.60 percent of GDP in 2000. source: Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, Uruguay

Government Debt to GDP in Uruguay is expected to reach 77.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uruguay Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 81.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 84.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 61.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 133380.39 91350.55 UYU Million Mar 2026
Government Budget -4.10 -3.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -53478.35 -14191.19 UYU Million Mar 2026
Government Debt to GDP 75.30 67.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 60060.87 55417.28 UYU Million Mar 2026
Government Spending 83368.50 81584.00 UYU Thousand Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 1954.30 1583.10 USD Million Dec 2025


Uruguay Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
75.30 67.50 96.10 30.60 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly