Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Uruguay
Uruguay: Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential was 39.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Uruguay is 39.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Uruguay peaked at 46.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … preferential in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.9% | — |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 39.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 7.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 39.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5%, 15.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 44.9% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 39.9% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.3% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Brunei Darussalam 33.5% compare
- 2 Brunei 33.5% compare
- 4 New Zealand 19.9% compare
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Uruguay?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Uruguay was 39.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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