Food exports in Uruguay
Uruguay: Food exports was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Uruguay, 1970–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Uruguay is 65.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Uruguay peaked at 70.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1987.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 35.2% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 32.3% | 51.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 40.6% | 50.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 44.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 59.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 65.1% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 23 New Zealand 69.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
- 25 Aruba 67.3% compare
- 27 Fiji 64.3% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 63.9% compare
- 29 Ukraine 58.7% compare
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 28.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 43.8% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.91 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Uruguay?
- Food exports in Uruguay was 65.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1987.
- How does Uruguay rank for food exports?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.