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Uruguay: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

81 / 138

Importer Rank

90 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

56 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $9,507,415,891
Total Imports (2021) $10,320,439,244
Trade Balance (2021) ($813,023,353)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 31.32%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 25.87%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
China $2,576,656,495
Brazil $1,742,639,035
United States $545,396,374
Argentina $463,573,553
Netherlands $234,490,652
Algeria $190,876,209
Mexico $144,343,512
Turkey $142,703,483
Egypt $141,962,336
Paraguay $133,339,542

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Brazil $2,059,987,509
China $1,997,321,947
Argentina $1,310,017,845
United States $929,693,258
Nigeria $409,665,172
Angola $292,943,216
Germany $269,897,681
Spain $224,126,203
Mexico $212,592,927
India $202,417,111

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(02) Meat $2,784,322,951
(44) Wood $1,044,457,336
(12) Oil Seeds $993,311,348
(04) Dairy Products $768,987,052
(10) Cereals $600,324,988
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $539,073,273
(39) Plastics $294,685,887
(11) Milling Products $227,362,185
(01) Live Animals $213,071,814
(15) Fats & Oils $211,162,931

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,475,778,868
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,086,745,777
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,013,358,670
(85) Electrical Machinery $724,844,538
(39) Plastics $573,996,254
(31) Fertilizers $442,211,099
(38) Chemical Products $376,401,017
(30) Pharmaceuticals $294,418,089
(02) Meat $261,705,864
(72) Iron & Steel $217,838,074

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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