Tariff rate across all products in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tariff rate across all products was 4.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Uruguay, 1992–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 4.8% for tariff rate across all products in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Uruguay peaked at 12.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.8% | — |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +82.8% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +61.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -60.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 3.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.0%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.8% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Uruguay?
- Tariff rate across all products in Uruguay was 4.8% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.