Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Uruguay, 1978–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 33.9% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Uruguay peaked at 69.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 65.4% | — |
| 1979 | 69.4% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 66.4% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 62.0% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 41.1% | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | +73.7% |
| 1985 | 62.6% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 52.6% | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 46.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 53.7% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -50.8% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +96.9% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +7.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 33.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 33.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +96.9% | 14.4% | 28.3% |
| 1984 | +73.7% | 35.2% | 61.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.4% | 65.4% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 35.2% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 43.8% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 43.9% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 41.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 14.4% | 33.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Commercial service imports 5.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Uruguay?
- Travel services in Uruguay was 33.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for travel services?
- Uruguay ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.