Food exports in Uruguay
Uruguay: Food exports was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Uruguay, 1970–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Uruguay is 65.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Uruguay peaked at 70.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1987.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Food exports in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.1% | — |
| 1971 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 52.8% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 35.2% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 36.5% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 39.1% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 44.7% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 41.4% | -18.7% |
| 1985 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +25.8% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 35.2% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 32.3% | 51.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 40.6% | 50.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 44.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 59.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 65.1% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 23 New Zealand 69.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
- 25 Aruba 67.3% compare
- 27 Fiji 64.3% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 63.9% compare
- 29 Ukraine 58.7% compare
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,826 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Uruguay?
- Food exports in Uruguay was 65.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1987.
- How does Uruguay rank for food exports?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.