Latin America & Caribbean vs Uruguay: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.7% against 0.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 3.1% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual, Latin America & Caribbean or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.7% against 0.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual between Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.