Travel services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Travel services was 21.2% 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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Uruguay is 21.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Uruguay peaked at 57.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 94th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 45.7% | — |
| 1979 | 44.4% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 46.7% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 42.7% | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 57.4% | +34.3% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 48.3% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +23.0% |
| 1989 | 42.4% | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | -27.6% |
| 1991 | 25.7% | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +57.6% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 31.5% | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -62.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -47.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +235.3% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +55.9% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 44.4% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 38.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 18.1% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 22.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 4.9% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 91 Brazil 21.4% compare
- 92 Israel 21.4% compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 21.2% compare
- 95 South Sudan 21.2% compare
- 96 Oman 21.1% compare
- 97 North Macedonia 20.8% 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 21.2% 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 57.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for travel services?
- Uruguay ranks 94th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.