Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uruguay

Uruguay: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 4.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.8%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
83rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 1998
All-time low
3.1%
in 2008
Years of data
28
1992–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uruguay, 1992–2022

46810121992200720221992: 5.8 %1995: 10.6 %1996: 10.3 %1997: 10.6 %1998: 12.9 %1999: 12.3 %2000: 6.2 %2001: 6.6 %2002: 10.7 %2004: 4.2 %2005: 3.5 %2006: 3.3 %2007: 3.6 %2008: 3.1 %2009: 3.6 %2010: 4.2 %2011: 4.5 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 4.7 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 4.8 %2016: 5.7 %2017: 6.3 %2018: 5.3 %2019: 5.3 %2020: 5.3 %2021: 5.2 %2022: 4.8 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uruguay is 4.8%, measured 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 for primary and manufactured products in Uruguay peaked at 12.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 83rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Uruguay?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured 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 for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.