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About

South Korea-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $158M to Uruguay. The main products that South Korea exported to Uruguay were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($31.8M), Insulated Wire ($29.7M), and Cars ($13.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%, from $132M in 2017 to $158M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Uruguay.

Uruguay-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $267M to South Korea. The main products that Uruguay exported to South Korea were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($123M), Precious Metal Ore ($91.7M), and Crude Petroleum ($39.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 22.1%,  from $98.4M in 2017 to $267M in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). 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

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In 2022, South Korea exported $158M to Uruguay. The main products exported from South Korea to Uruguay were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($31.8M), Insulated Wire ($29.7M), and Cars ($13.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 3.73%, from $132M in 2017 to $158M in 2022.

In 2017, Uruguay exported $267M to South Korea. The main products exported from Uruguay to South Korea were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($123M), Precious Metal Ore ($91.7M), and Crude Petroleum ($39.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 22.1%, from $98.4M in 2022 to $267M in 2017.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Uruguay (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Uruguay included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uruguay than South Korea included Argentina ($999M), Cuba ($56.8M), and Venezuela ($65.2M).

Difference in imports from Uruguay (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Transportation ($53.9M), Machines ($48.9M), and Chemical Products ($19.6M).

During 2017, Uruguay had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Mineral Products ($131M), Paper Goods ($123M), and Animal Products ($4.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Uruguay+$12.4MCars
Top Product Potential Uruguay South Korea+$14.2MCrude Petroleum

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 South Korea and Uruguay. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Uruguay. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Uruguay indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag) (2022)

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