Chile vs Uruguay: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 70.1% against 69.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.5% | 54.3% | 4.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 55.1% | 9.9% | Chile |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 76.4% | 2.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 63.6% | 2.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 68.6% | 1.5% | Chile |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 68.6% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 70.1% against 69.6% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Chile ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 49th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.