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Uruguay: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

71 / 121

Importer Rank

80 / 121

Trade Balance Rank

44 / 121

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2017) $7,889,387,375
Total Imports (2017) $8,457,876,667
Trade Balance (2017) ($568,489,292)
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 $1,481,337,988
Brazil $1,298,663,362
United States $458,076,611
Argentina $437,066,961
Netherlands $242,107,166
Turkey $237,211,182
Germany $199,938,659
Mexico $196,257,885
Peru $139,374,519
Israel $132,156,079

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $1,693,815,704
Brazil $1,646,493,007
Argentina $1,063,937,424
United States $922,867,482
Mexico $219,630,834
Spain $208,048,106
Germany $205,378,270
India $189,688,898
Nigeria $187,076,757
Italy $139,733,129

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(02) Meat $1,695,522,085
(12) Oil Seeds $1,220,381,919
(44) Wood $927,892,497
(04) Dairy Products $618,386,839
(10) Cereals $527,243,769
(41) Hides & Leather $243,132,837
(39) Plastics $225,232,917
(01) Live Animals $224,067,439
(51) Wool $211,077,345
(11) Milling Products $185,534,085

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,064,257,718
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $895,507,882
(85) Electrical Machinery $827,847,316
(84) Industrial Machinery $774,069,434
(39) Plastics $434,077,564
(38) Chemical Products $263,308,005
(30) Pharmaceuticals $255,154,298
(31) Fertilizers $197,041,713
(94) Furniture $169,256,062
(29) Organic Chemicals $161,787,215

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2017) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 9/30/2019
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