Commercial bank branches in Uruguay
Uruguay: Commercial bank branches was 8.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in Uruguay, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 8.6 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Uruguay peaked at 13.77 per 100,000 adults in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.6 per 100,000 adults, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.37 per 100,000 adults | 12.89 per 100,000 adults | 13.74 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.06 per 100,000 adults | 9.99 per 100,000 adults | 13.77 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 per 100,000 adults | 8.6 per 100,000 adults | 10.16 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Uruguay
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.67 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.34 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Broad money 51.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 41.19 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 30.8% (2025)
- Net migration -1,338 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial bank branches in Uruguay?
- Commercial bank branches in Uruguay was 8.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.77 per 100,000 adults in 2010.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for commercial bank branches?
- Uruguay ranks 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.