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About

Sri Lanka-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $3.42M to Uruguay. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Uruguay were Tea ($521k), Used Rubber Tires ($467k), and Rubber Apparel ($361k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 2.36%, from $3.04M in 2017 to $3.42M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Uruguay.

Uruguay-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $985k to Sri Lanka. The main products that Uruguay exported to Sri Lanka were Pesticides ($423k), Packaged Medicaments ($405k), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($151k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 16.8%,  from $388k in 2017 to $985k in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $3.42M to Uruguay. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Uruguay were Tea ($521k), Used Rubber Tires ($467k), and Rubber Apparel ($361k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 2.36%, from $3.04M in 2017 to $3.42M in 2022.

In 2017, Uruguay exported $985k to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Uruguay to Sri Lanka were Pesticides ($423k), Packaged Medicaments ($405k), and Animal Meal and Pellets ($151k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 16.8%, from $388k in 2022 to $985k in 2017.

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uruguay (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sri Lanka (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag)

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Uruguay Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Uruguay included United States ($3.52B), India ($1.12B), and United Kingdom ($1.04B).

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

Difference in imports from Uruguay (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Textiles ($1.34M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.04M), and Vegetable Products ($548k).

During 2017, Uruguay had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Chemical Products ($828k), Foodstuffs ($156k), and Animal Products ($790).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Uruguay+$311kNon-Knit Women's Suits
Top Product Potential Uruguay Sri Lanka+$298kPackaged 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

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

Product Space of Sri Lanka (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

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