Uruguay Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

-223,805

Units In

USD Thousand

-16,941

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 30, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
677,818 Jun 2022	-423,348 Jan 2014	-70,266.84 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’s trade deficit widened to $223.8 million in October 2025 from $138.1 million a year earlier. Imports rose 8% year-on-year to $1.2 billion. Purchases of intermediate goods increased 11.5% amid a 105.8% surge in oil-distilled imports, while consumer goods rose 6.9%, with vehicle purchases up 34.2%. Meanwhile, exports increased only 0.5% to $998.5 million, as an 83.5% slump in utilities sales and a 5.9% drop in manufactured goods offset a 17.8% rise in primary sector shipments.