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Uruguay: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

74 / 119

Importer Rank

82 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

52 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $7,498,004,935
Total Imports (2018) $8,893,245,997
Trade Balance (2018) ($1,395,241,062)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 21%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 18.99%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $1,500,441,917
Brazil $1,133,259,420
United States $457,360,944
Argentina $409,255,058
Turkey $277,790,513
Algeria $214,263,669
Netherlands $208,570,020
Mexico $196,787,098
Russia $167,521,103
Germany $163,749,003

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $1,678,296,626
Brazil $1,640,664,147
Argentina $1,102,437,500
United States $707,924,552
Nigeria $365,394,868
Angola $363,283,051
Germany $225,505,157
Mexico $220,263,121
India $203,092,880
Spain $159,640,651

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(02) Meat $1,849,016,785
(44) Wood $1,050,872,413
(04) Dairy Products $687,619,880
(12) Oil Seeds $554,399,780
(10) Cereals $409,030,901
(01) Live Animals $273,619,015
(39) Plastics $257,950,588
(51) Wool $243,686,868
(41) Hides & Leather $221,983,646
(11) Milling Products $197,937,759

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,253,711,662
(84) Industrial Machinery $811,943,889
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $790,302,945
(85) Electrical Machinery $719,051,981
(39) Plastics $482,149,398
(38) Chemical Products $279,932,611
(30) Pharmaceuticals $250,265,913
(31) Fertilizers $238,568,376
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $176,970,714
(94) Furniture $176,613,596

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/3/2020
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