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About

Uruguay-United States In 2022, Uruguay exported $818M to United States. The main products that Uruguay exported to United States are 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.

United States-Uruguay In 2022, United States exported $2.21B to Uruguay. The main products that United States exported 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, United States did not export any services to Uruguay.

Comparison In 2022,  Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

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.

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.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Uruguay (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Uruguay Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Uruguay - United States

Flow
Scale

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

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).

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).

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 Uruguay has comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more United States has comparative advantage over Uruguay.

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

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