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About

Spain-Uruguay Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $303M to Uruguay. The main products that Spain exported to Uruguay were Railway Freight Cars ($17.4M), Petroleum Coke ($15.6M), and Other Locomotives ($15.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $168M in 2018 to $303M in 2023.

In 2009, Spain exported services to Uruguay worth $416M, with Services not allocated ($416M) being the largest in terms of value.

Uruguay-Spain Trade: In 2023, Uruguay exported $154M to Spain. The main products that Uruguay exported to Spain were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($39.8M), Rice ($27.6M), and Bovine Meat ($25.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 4.3%,  from $124M in 2018 to $154M in 2023.

In 2023, Uruguay did not export any services to Spain.

Comparison: In 2023,  Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Uruguay ranked 52 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.22), and 100 in total exports ($11B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Spain exported $303M to Uruguay. The main products exported from Spain to Uruguay were Railway Freight Cars ($17.4M), Petroleum Coke ($15.6M), and Other Locomotives ($15.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $168M in 2018 to $303M in 2023.

In 2018, Uruguay exported $154M to Spain. The main products exported from Uruguay to Spain were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($39.8M), Rice ($27.6M), and Bovine Meat ($25.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 4.3%, from $124M in 2023 to $154M in 2018.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Uruguay (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Uruguay (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.34B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Uruguay included France ($61.9B), Germany ($40.2B), and Portugal ($38.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Uruguay than Spain included British Indian Ocean Territory ($22.5k).

Difference in imports from Uruguay (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Spain - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Spain had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Machines ($69.7M), Transportation ($68.5M), and Mineral Products ($30.5M).

During 2018, Uruguay had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Vegetable Products ($47.7M), Paper Goods ($43.3M), and Animal Products ($38.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Uruguay+$10.5MCars
Top Product Potential Uruguay Spain+$4.6MFrozen Bovine Meat

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 Spain and Uruguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uruguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uruguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag) (2023)

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