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About

Germany-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $368M to Uruguay. The main products that Germany exported to Uruguay were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($43.7M), Packaged Medicaments ($28.8M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($17.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 6.35%, from $271M in 2017 to $368M in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to Uruguay worth $36.6M, with Other business services ($28.6M), Computer and information services ($6.86M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($1.14M) being the largest in terms of value.

Uruguay-Germany Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $298M to Germany. The main products that Uruguay exported to Germany were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($203M), Bovine Meat ($28.4M), and Prepared Wool or Animal Hair ($25.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.07%,  from $330M in 2017 to $298M in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay did not export any services to Germany.

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Germany exported $368M to Uruguay. The main products exported from Germany to Uruguay were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($43.7M), Packaged Medicaments ($28.8M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($17.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 6.35%, from $271M in 2017 to $368M in 2022.

In 2017, Uruguay exported $298M to Germany. The main products exported from Uruguay to Germany were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($203M), Bovine Meat ($28.4M), and Prepared Wool or Animal Hair ($25.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.07%, from $330M in 2022 to $298M in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uruguay (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B

This map shows whether countries import more from Germany or Uruguay. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Germany and Uruguay or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Uruguay included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uruguay than Germany included American Samoa ($71.5k).

Difference in imports from Uruguay (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Germany and Uruguay by product, considering products traded by both, Germany and Uruguay.

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Chemical Products ($122M), Machines ($108M), and Transportation ($34.7M).

During 2017, Uruguay had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Paper Goods ($203M), Animal Products ($44.2M), and Textiles ($26.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany Uruguay+$20.4MCars
Top Product Potential Uruguay Germany+$8.65MBovine Meat

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Germany and Uruguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uruguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uruguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

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