Brazil vs Uruguay: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 28.3% against 28.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 180th and Uruguay ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 21.6% | 8.5% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 24.0% | 8.6% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 31.1% | 13.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 27.4% | 12.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 37.4% | 16.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 31.0% | 11.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 29.5% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 28.3% against 28.2% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Brazil ranks 180th and Uruguay ranks 178th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.