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About

United States-Uruguay In 2022, United States exported $2.21B to Uruguay. The main products that United States exported to Uruguay are Crude Petroleum ($1.28B), Refined Petroleum ($58.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($43.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 6.8%, from $373M in 1995 to $2.21B in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Uruguay.

Uruguay-United States In 2022, Uruguay exported $818M to United States. The main products that Uruguay exported to United States were Frozen Bovine Meat ($275M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($66.3M), and Other Prepared Meat ($59.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of Uruguay to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.68%, from $143M in 1995 to $818M in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay did not export any services to United States.

Comparison In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.41), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Uruguay ranked 55 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.12), and 98 in total exports ($12B).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as CAMPOSOL FRESH USA INC (1.7k), JBS USA FOOD COMPANY (552), and AMERICAN OMNI TRADING (94) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Uruguay to the United States. Conversely, CAMPOSOL URUGUAY SRL (1.7k), BILACOR S.A. (252), and FRIGORIFICO LAS MORAS (216) were notable for importing Uruguay products to the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $2.21B to Uruguay. The main products exported from United States to Uruguay were Crude Petroleum ($1.28B), Refined Petroleum ($58.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($43.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of United States to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 6.8%, from $373M in 1995 to $2.21B in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay exported $818M to United States. The main products exported from Uruguay to United States were Frozen Bovine Meat ($275M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($66.3M), and Other Prepared Meat ($59.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of Uruguay to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 6.68%, from $143M in 1995 to $818M in 2022.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uruguay (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from United States than Uruguay were Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Uruguay than United States were American Samoa ($71.5k).

Difference in imports from Uruguay (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.37B), Chemical Products ($284M), and Machines ($252M).

During 2022, Uruguay had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Animal Products ($391M), Wood Products ($108M), and Foodstuffs ($71.4M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Uruguay. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Uruguay has comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

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