South America
Uruguay
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Uruguay's #3 import source (world lens). Uruguay is the EU's #92 goods supplier.
Uruguay on the world stage
Total imports
$12.5bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$10.2bn
170 partners
#1 import source
China
22.1%
#1 export dest.
Brazil
20.1%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Uruguay and the EU
EU imports from
€1.8bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€1.9bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #92 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.08
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
120
EUR/MWh
Consumer
195
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
97
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
99%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Export-revenue + dam debtMarket model
State monopoly (UTE)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Energia y Agua (URSEA)
A 99% renewable grid (hydro + wind + solar) with UTE as the sole utility, but surplus generation in wet/windy years must be exported to Argentina and Brazil at low prices because there is no domestic demand to absorb it…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Monitored ports (2)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
36.1
→ 45.2 by 2050
Fertility
1.4
below replacement
Working-age
65.7%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
24.4
→ 37.4 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 3.39M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -4% (3.25M)