Travel services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Travel services was 21.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Uruguay, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Uruguay stood at 21.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Uruguay peaked at 55.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 90th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 41.7% | — |
| 1979 | 40.2% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 42.6% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 55.6% | +38.5% |
| 1983 | 54.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 46.0% | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 43.9% | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | +57.5% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -63.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -46.9% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +236.3% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +56.0% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.0% | 40.2% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 36.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 17.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 21.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 4.9% | 25.7% | 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 travel services in Uruguay?
- Travel services in Uruguay was 21.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for travel services?
- Uruguay ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 48 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.