Tanzania vs Uruguay: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Tanzania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 28.3% against 27.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Tanzania ranks 181st and Uruguay ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 21.6% | 11.7% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 19.3% | 24.0% | 4.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 31.1% | 18.0% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 27.4% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 37.4% | 10.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.0% | 1.4% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 29.5% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Tanzania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 28.3% against 27.5% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Tanzania and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Tanzania ranks 181st 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.