Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Uruguay
Uruguay: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 18.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Uruguay, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Uruguay stood at 18.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Uruguay peaked at 22.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 22.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -182.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 984,837 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 24,020 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.33 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Uruguay?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Uruguay was 18.2% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing