International trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay

Uruguay: International trips for business and professional reasons was 18,700 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18,700
Change on year
down 91.5%
World rank
134th
of 175 countries
All-time high
243,600
in 2017
All-time low
18,700
in 2021
Years of data
26
1995–2021

International trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay, 1995–2021

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1995200820211995: 173.0k1996: 171.0k1997: 155.0k1998: 127.0k1999: 117.0k2000: 109.0k2001: 120.0k2002: 94.0k2003: 91.0k2004: 128.0k2005: 137.0k2006: 140.0k2007: 111.0k2008: 129.0k2009: 174.0k2010: 207.0k2011: 206.0k2012: 188.0k2013: 216.0k2014: 203.5k2015: 221.0k2016: 236.8k2017: 243.6k2018: 237.7k2019: 220.9k2021: 18.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for international trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay is 18,700, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 91.5% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay peaked at 243,600 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18,700, in 2021.

That places Uruguay 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

International trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for International trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay, 1995 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1995 173,000 —
1996 171,000 -1.2%
1997 155,000 -9.4%
1998 127,000 -18.1%
1999 117,000 -7.9%
2000 109,000 -6.8%
2001 120,000 +10.1%
2002 94,000 -21.7%
2003 91,000 -3.2%
2004 128,000 +40.7%
2005 137,000 +7.0%
2006 140,000 +2.2%
2007 111,000 -20.7%
2008 129,000 +16.2%
2009 174,000 +34.9%
2010 207,000 +19.0%
2011 206,000 -0.5%
2012 188,000 -8.7%
2013 216,000 +14.9%
2014 203,500 -5.8%
2015 221,000 +8.6%
2016 236,800 +7.1%
2017 243,600 +2.9%
2018 237,700 -2.4%
2019 220,900 -7.1%
2021 18,700 -91.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 18,700 is below the median for high income countries, which is 279,289, 7% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 18,700 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57,126, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -91.5% 220,900 18,700

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 148,600 117,000 173,000 5
2000s 123,300 91,000 174,000 10
2010s 218,050 188,000 243,600 10
2020s 18,700 18,700 18,700 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 131 Curacao 21,300 compare
  2. 132 Fiji 19,922 compare
  3. 133 Suriname 19,000 compare
  4. 135 Gambia 18,600 compare
  5. 136 Chad 17,400 compare
  6. 137 Belize 15,600 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay?
International trips for business and professional reasons in Uruguay was 18,700 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international trips for business and professional reasons recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 243,600 in 2017.
What is the lowest international trips for business and professional reasons recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 18,700 in 2021.
How does Uruguay rank for international trips for business and professional reasons?
Uruguay ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
Is international trips for business and professional reasons rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for business and professional reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International trips for business and professional reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 3,919 data points, 1995–2024
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