MacroUruguay
Debt per person in Uruguay
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Uruguay's debt per person is $16,567 — #87 of 123 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$16,567
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Uruguay would carry about $16,567 of it.
Among 123 countries
- Rank
- #87 of 123
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 29 %
- 36 of 123 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $99
- since 2024
In Americas: #22 of 26vs median $6,376: +160 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Uruguay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Czech Republic | $16,019 | −$548 |
| 86 | Andorra | $16,450 | −$117 |
| 87 | Uruguay | $16,567 | — |
| 88 | Poland | $16,711 | +$144 |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | $17,244 | +$677 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.