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Uruguay
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#116out of 138 countries
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Historical trend

35.028.622.315.99.5196019932025Uruguay · 2025: 22.65%Uruguay

Analytical takeaways

  • Uruguay records 22.65% for Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #116 globally out of 138 countries.
  • Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) increased from 18.62% in 1960 to 22.65% in 2025, a gain of 4.03%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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