Guatemala (GTM) and Uruguay (URY) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Guatemala-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, Guatemala exported $2.96M to Uruguay. The main products that Guatemala exported to Uruguay were Coffee ($723k), Other Inorganic Acids ($623k), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($524k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $1.45M in 2017 to $2.96M in 2022.

In 2022, Guatemala did not export any services to Uruguay.

Uruguay-Guatemala Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $128M to Guatemala. The main products that Uruguay exported to Guatemala were Scented Mixtures ($98.7M), Malt ($8.92M), and Sawn Wood ($4.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 9.14%, from $82.4M in 2017 to $128M in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay did not export any services to Guatemala.

Comparison: In 2022, Guatemala ranked 76 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.2), and 84 in total exports ($16.4B). That same year, Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Guatemala exported $2.96M to Uruguay. The main products exported from Guatemala to Uruguay were Coffee ($723k), Other Inorganic Acids ($623k), and Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($524k). During the last 5 years the exports of Guatemala to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $1.45M in 2017 to $2.96M in 2022.

In 2017, Uruguay exported $128M to Guatemala. The main products exported from Uruguay to Guatemala were Scented Mixtures ($98.7M), Malt ($8.92M), and Sawn Wood ($4.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 9.14%, from $82.4M in 2022 to $128M in 2017.

Exports from Guatemala () to Uruguay () (2022)

Exports from Uruguay () to Guatemala () (2022)

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Trade between Guatemala () and Uruguay ()

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Guatemala
Top DestinationUnited States$5.23B

Uruguay
Top DestinationChina$2.89B

This map shows whether countries import more from Guatemala or Uruguay. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Guatemala and Uruguay or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Guatemala than Uruguay included United States ($5.23B), El Salvador ($2.03B), and Honduras ($1.58B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uruguay than Guatemala included China ($2.89B), Brazil ($1.69B), and Argentina ($999M).

Difference in imports from Uruguay () and Guatemala () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Uruguay

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This chart compares trade between Guatemala and Uruguay by product, considering products traded by both, Guatemala and Uruguay.

During 2022, Guatemala had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.45M), Vegetable Products ($813k), and Mineral Products ($212k).

During 2017, Uruguay had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Chemical Products ($109M), Vegetable Products ($9.96M), and Wood Products ($4.78M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Guatemala Uruguay+$483kPesticides

Top Product Potential Uruguay Guatemala+$825kPackaged Medicaments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Guatemala and Uruguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Guatemala indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uruguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uruguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over Guatemala.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Guatemala () to Uruguay () (2022)

Exports from Uruguay () to Guatemala () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Guatemala () and Uruguay ()

Guatemala Exports

Uruguay Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Uruguay () and Guatemala () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Guatemala - Uruguay

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Guatemala () and Uruguay () (2022)

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