Travel services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Travel services 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 7.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% 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 111th 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 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% | +7.8% |
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
- 108 Niger 34.6% compare
- 109 Bermuda 34.4% compare
- 110 Central African Republic 33.9% compare
- 112 Paraguay 33.5% compare
- 113 San Marino 33.3% compare
- 114 Palestine, State of 32.9% 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 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 111th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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.