Ores and metals exports in Uruguay
Uruguay: Ores and metals exports was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Uruguay, 1970–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Uruguay is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1983.
Uruguay ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -44.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +67.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +49.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -74.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +57.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +41.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +57.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -55.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +31.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 12% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 169 Djibouti 0.5% compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5% compare
- 171 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare
- 173 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 0.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Uruguay
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Uruguay?
- Ores and metals exports in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1983.
- How does Uruguay rank for ores and metals exports?
- Uruguay ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.