Uruguay Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

408,768

Units In

USD Thousand

30,621

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 29, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
677,818 Jun 2022	-423,348 Jan 2014	-71,405.69 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.

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Uruguay posted a record $408.8 million trade surplus in June 2025, up from $176.5 million a year earlier—the highest since the historical series began in 1995. Exports surged 31.2% year-on-year to $1.28 billion, mainly driven by a 61.7% jump in primary goods and a 10.9% increase in manufactured goods, while utility-related exports declined 17.4%. Imports rose more moderately, up 9.1% to $872 million, as purchases of consumer goods grew by 4.5%, intermediate goods by 3.8%, and capital goods by 0.5%.