Uruguay’s trade deficit widened to $417.3 million in March 2026 from $243.4 million a year earlier, as imports grew faster than exports. Imports surged 28% year-on-year to $1.3 billion, driven by a 30.5% jump in intermediate goods. Purchases of consumer goods rose 27.7%, while capital goods imports increased 15.5%. Meanwhile, exports rose 14.5% to $895.7 million. Sales of utilities climbed 68.3% to $614 million, while exports of primary products increased 20.2% and manufactured goods rose 12.2%. source: Banco Central del Uruguay

Uruguay recorded a trade deficit of 417262 USD Thousand in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Uruguay averaged -74372.16 USD Thousand from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 376376.00 USD Thousand in August of 2025 and a record low of -423348.00 USD Thousand in January of 2014. This page provides - Uruguay Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Uruguay Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Uruguay recorded a trade deficit of 417262 USD Thousand in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Uruguay is expected to be -90830.00 USD Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uruguay Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -99000.00 USD Thousand in 2027 and -169000.00 USD Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-31 08:40 PM
Balance of Trade
Feb $2.01M $-72.2M $-101.0M
2026-04-30 07:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Mar $-417.2M $2.01M $ -98.4M
2026-05-29 07:00 PM
Balance of Trade
Apr $-417.2M $-510.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -417262.00 2006.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
Capital Flows -1099.00 -115.30 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account -368.10 144.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Exports 895688.00 874118.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
External Debt 48836.00 47786.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment -40.00 -517.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 1312950.00 914990.00 USD Thousand Mar 2026
Tourism Revenues 842835020.00 536045.30 USD Thousand Mar 2026


Uruguay Balance of Trade
Uruguay exports mostly agricultural products. Shipments of livestock and products from the animal kingdom (41 percent of total exports) and products from the plant kingdom account (22 percent). Main imports are: mineral products (18 percent of total exports), machinery and electrical equipment (16 percent), chemical and industrial products (16 percent), and transportation equipment (11 percent). Main trading partners are: China (27 percent of total exports and 18 percent of imports), Brazil (17 percent of total exports and 20 percent of imports), the United States (6 percent of exports and 13 percent of imports) and Argentina (6 percent of exports and 12 percent of imports). Others include: Netherlands, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-417262.00 2006.00 376376.00 -423348.00 1993 - 2026 USD Thousand Monthly

News Stream
Uruguay Trade Deficit Widens in March
Uruguay’s trade deficit widened to $417.3 million in March 2026 from $243.4 million a year earlier, as imports grew faster than exports. Imports surged 28% year-on-year to $1.3 billion, driven by a 30.5% jump in intermediate goods. Purchases of consumer goods rose 27.7%, while capital goods imports increased 15.5%. Meanwhile, exports rose 14.5% to $895.7 million. Sales of utilities climbed 68.3% to $614 million, while exports of primary products increased 20.2% and manufactured goods rose 12.2%.
2026-04-30
Uruguay Swings to Trade Surplus in February
Uruguay's trade balance rebounded sharply to a $2 million surplus in February 2026 from a $168.6 million deficit a year earlier. Exports rose 12.4% to $917 million, driven by a 6.5% gain in livestock and animal products and a 52.4% surge in vegetal products. Imports fell 7% to $915 million, weighed down by lower capital goods (-35.9%) and intermediate goods (-0.6%) purchases, partially offset by a 0.7% rise in consumer goods imports.
2026-03-31
Uruguay's Trade Deficit Narrows Sharply on Export Surge
Uruguay's trade deficit narrowed sharply to $72.2 million in January 2026 from $199.4 million a year earlier. Exports rose 6.8% to $808.1 million, driven by a 31.2% surge in primary product sales, while manufactured goods slipped 1.3%. Imports fell 7.9% to $880.3 million, weighed down by lower capital goods (-22.3%) and intermediate goods (-14.2%) purchases, partially offset by a 9.7% rise in consumer goods imports.
2026-02-27