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Uruguay: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

85 / 146

Importer Rank

89 / 145

Trade Balance Rank

71 / 145

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2016) $6,963,552,025
Total Imports (2016) $8,136,629,138
Trade Balance (2016) ($1,173,077,113)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 21.56%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2017) [2] 18.43%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Brazil $1,197,684,134
China $891,348,610
United States $451,521,054
Argentina $363,936,165
Netherlands $238,553,695
Germany $218,789,648
Turkey $214,511,736
Mexico $163,908,377
Peru $137,151,381
Israel $128,243,870

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $1,532,146,121
Brazil $1,462,391,806
Argentina $1,084,287,735
United States $565,016,637
Germany $385,749,925
Spain $253,271,043
Nigeria $236,836,698
Angola $226,117,355
Mexico $205,306,739
Denmark $163,969,020

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(02) Meat $1,592,818,080
(12) Oil Seeds $868,698,088
(44) Wood $776,896,653
(04) Dairy Products $573,821,053
(10) Cereals $543,171,535
(41) Hides & Leather $278,881,345
(51) Wool $202,930,813
(01) Live Animals $200,487,044
(39) Plastics $196,165,720
(11) Milling Products $162,872,199

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $1,185,609,138
(84) Industrial Machinery $843,189,507
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $836,726,895
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $665,688,644
(39) Plastics $417,559,758
(30) Pharmaceuticals $247,767,808
(38) Chemical Products $241,972,314
(31) Fertilizers $194,584,691
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $162,533,346
(94) Furniture $158,008,820

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2016) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/29/2018
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