Share of imports that come from China in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of imports that come from China was 23.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Uruguay, 1950–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Uruguay stood at 23.4%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Uruguay peaked at 30.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Uruguay 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -95.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -36.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -39.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +76.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -37.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +203.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -44.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +64.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +65.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +86.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -57.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +24.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +65.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +112.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +49.6% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +46.8% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | +3.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 23.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 2.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 23.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +203.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 13.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 19.2% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 336.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 258.23 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4283 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 188.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Uruguay?
- Share of imports that come from china in Uruguay was 23.4% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.