Trade in Uruguay
Uruguay: Trade was 49.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Uruguay, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 49.7% for trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Uruguay peaked at 65.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1973.
Uruguay ranks 153rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4% | — |
| 1961 | 29.0% | -10.6% |
| 1962 | 25.8% | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 24.0% | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 23.3% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 29.9% | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 28.6% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 27.8% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 25.5% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 29.1% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 21.7% | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 30.3% | +39.7% |
| 1973 | 19.9% | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | +57.0% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 39.6% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 42.6% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 49.3% | +55.9% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.5% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 40.9% | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 38.6% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.4% | 23.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.0% | 19.9% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 31.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 33.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 36.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 45.3% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 47.7% | 60.2% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 36.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 918,542 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 17,515 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 20.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Uruguay?
- Trade in Uruguay was 49.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for trade?
- Uruguay ranks 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.