Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay stood at 8.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay peaked at 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1992.
Uruguay ranks 129th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.8% | — |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 11.2% | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.8% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 11.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 126 Azerbaijan 8.8% compare
- 127 El Salvador 8.8% compare
- 128 Paraguay 8.7% compare
- 130 Tajikistan 8.6% compare
- 131 Tonga 8.4% compare
- 132 Maldives 8.4% 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)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Uruguay was 8.6% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Uruguay ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).