Uruguay's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) was US$3.99 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 78.49% from US$2.23 billion in 2015 (5.96% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.99 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.48 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.23 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$4.54 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$960.8 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | US$3.56 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$57.3 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Uruguay's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) fell US$227 million on 2024 (from US$4.21 billion to US$3.99 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$148.31 million and a typical year strayed about US$788.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.07 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.3 billion in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Uruguay had the 47th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Uruguay in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 48 values
| Year | Net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,985,409,699 |
| 2024 | 4,212,411,760 |
| 2023 | 2,853,882,032 |
| 2022 | 3,908,233,338 |
| 2021 | 4,543,290,261 |
| 2020 | 2,477,123,578 |
| 2019 | 3,778,995,357 |
| 2018 | 3,277,431,074 |
| 2017 | 3,477,944,620 |
| 2016 | 3,064,989,235 |
Net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — −US$99.96 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$3.76 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$587.86 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — −US$297.87 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$15.07 million (2017)
- Belize — −US$77.64 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$89.68 million (2025)
- Brazil — US$9.09 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$14.91 billion (2025)
- Colombia
More economic policy & debt data for Uruguay
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$18.99 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$18.97 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.02 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 618.82 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$67.76 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.79 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$53.61 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Uruguay's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP)?
- US$3.99 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is up 7,055% from −US$57.3 million in 1978. The highest value was US$4.54 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$960.8 million in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank?
- 47th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) unusual for Uruguay?
- In 2025, Uruguay's net trade in goods and services (current US$, BoP) fell US$227 million on 2024 (from US$4.21 billion to US$3.99 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$148.31 million and a typical year strayed about US$788.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.GSR.GNFS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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