Imports of goods and services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Imports of goods and services was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Uruguay is 22.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Uruguay peaked at 35.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1973.
Uruguay ranks 170th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.6% | — |
| 1961 | 14.8% | -20.7% |
| 1962 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 12.0% | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 13.2% | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 12.2% | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 15.2% | +25.4% |
| 1971 | 11.4% | -24.8% |
| 1972 | 14.9% | +30.3% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | -36.2% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | +77.7% |
| 1975 | 20.3% | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 22.7% | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 23.6% | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 19.2% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 22.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.2%, 44% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 22.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.3%, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +77.7% | 9.5% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 9.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 17.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.9% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 19.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.4% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.5% | 27.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 imports of goods and services in Uruguay?
- Imports of goods and services in Uruguay was 22.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for imports of goods and services?
- Uruguay ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to 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.