Uruguay Balance of Trade

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-91,766

Units In

USD Thousand

-313,507

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 30, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
677,818 Jun 2022	-423,348 Jan 2014	-72,906.21 USD Thousand	1993-2025	Banco Central del Uruguay

Uruguay exports mostly agricultural products. Shipments of meat, vegetables, rice and dairy products account for 52 percent of total exports. Main imports are: industrial supplies, crude and refined oil and machinery and equipment. Main trading partners are: Brazil (20 percent of total exports and 19 percent of imports) and Argentina (8 percent of exports and 18 percent of imports). Others include: China, United States, Venezuela and Germany.

Latest Updates

Uruguay posted a trade deficit of $91.76 million in April 2025, narrowing sharply from the $338.04 million shortfall a year earlier and marking the eighth consecutive monthly deficit. Exports rose 4.9% year over year to $839.67 million, supported by a 9.2% increase in primary goods and a 3.1% gain in manufactured goods, while public services exports dropped to zero. Imports declined 19.2% to $931.43 million, driven by a 29.6% drop in intermediate goods and a 6.4% fall in capital goods, with consumer goods holding steady.