Exports of goods and services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Exports of goods and services was 27.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 27.1% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Uruguay peaked at 32.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1971.
Uruguay ranks 127th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.8% | — |
| 1961 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 11.3% | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 18.4% | +54.1% |
| 1966 | 17.1% | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 14.6% | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 13.4% | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | -25.9% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | +50.1% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | -32.5% |
| 1974 | 14.4% | +38.1% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 25.7% | +79.3% |
| 1984 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 20.7% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | -4.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 27.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.0%, 52% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 27.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.2%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +79.3% | 14.3% | 25.7% |
| 1965 | +54.1% | 11.9% | 18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 11.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.6% | 10.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 14.3% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 15.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 16.7% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.5% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 26.2% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 661.04 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 128.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 330.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Uruguay?
- Exports of goods and services in Uruguay was 27.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1971.
- How does Uruguay rank for exports of goods and services?
- Uruguay ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.