Logistics profile

Uruguay

UY · URY Latin America and the Caribbean High income

IMFLATAMMERCOSURUNWCOWTO

Uruguay (URY) maps 8 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 8 airports, and 7 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

Ports

Airports

Locations

Trade Zones

Airlines

Logistics Performance

World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)

Global LPI rank#61/139
Overall LPI score3.00/5.00
UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)99.6 · 2024-Q1
Port connectivity (PLSCI)238.8 · Montevideo
Infrastructure quality2.7
Customs efficiency2.9

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

1,498route-km

World Bank WDI · 2021

Container throughput

1,080,445TEU

World Bank WDI · 2022

Air freight

3.8M ton-km

World Bank WDI · 2009

Maritime territory (EEZ)

184,506km²

Marine Regions

Logistics sites

OpenStreetMap

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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties

Total: 7

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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1968

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Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law… Party · 2025

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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the… Party · 1999

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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the… Party · 1999

UN Treaty Collection

Trade Flow

Top export market China

Top import source China

Lead export good Wood pulp

Lead import good Vehicles

Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022

CEPII BACI

Preferential Trade

Total: 5

FTA & EIA Mexico - Uruguay
PSA Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) - Accession of Cuba
CU & EIA Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
PSA Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)

World Bank DTA

Fiscal & Tariffs

CurrencyUYU Peso Uruguayo
MFN applied tariff10.4% avg · 2022

ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI

Commodity Profile

Agriculture (105) Soya beans 3.1M t · 2024
Minerals (8) gypsum and plaster 90k t · 1994

FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA

Trade Controls

the UN Security Council Consolidated List (2026-04) records no trade-control entries for Uruguay.

UN · EU

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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 8

8 seaports in Uruguay — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Jose Ignacio UYJIT 15.5 m Montevideo UYMVD 11.0 m Nueva Palmira UYNVP 9.4 m Fray Bentos UYFZB 4.9 m La Paloma UYLAP 3.4 m

Sources the SMDG Terminal Code List the NGA World Port Index

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Airports

Total: 8

8 airports in Uruguay, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport MVD 10499 ft Santa Bernardina International Airport DZO 7477 ft Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport PDP 6998 ft Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport RVY 6004 ft Nueva Hesperides International Airport STY 5210 ft

Source OurAirports

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Locations

Total: 7

7 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in Uruguay — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Montevideo UYMVD Port, Airport, Postal Arbolito UYABT Multimodal Cuenca del Plata UYCPP Port Joanico UYJCO Multimodal Juan L. Lacaze UYJLC Port

Sources GeoNames UN/LOCODE

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Trade Zones

Total: 15

15 special economic and free-trade zones in Uruguay, with type and operator.

Zona Franca UPM ozm-4994 Specialized Zone UPM Fray Bentos Free Zone ozm-4993 Specialized Zone Montes de Plata Free Zone URY10 Free Zone Nueva Palmira Free Zone URY12 Free Zone Zonamerica Free Zone URY1 Free Zone

Sources Open Zone Map the World Bank SEZ database

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Airlines

Total: 5

5 air carriers registered in Uruguay, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Via Conectia Airlines 6V Buquebus Líneas Aéreas BQ PLUNA PU BQB Lineas Aereas 5Q Regionalia Uruguay 2X

Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes

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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey

OGL↗

TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)

Etalab 2.0↗

Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference

Compiled (public facts)

commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration

Public domain (US gov)↗

commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT

CC BY 4.0 IGO↗

LocationsGeoNamesGeoNames

CC BY 4.0↗

InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)

CC0↗

AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes

Factual code list↗

Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records

Public (official lists)↗

fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217

Factual code list↗

LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE — free↗

InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map

CC BY↗

InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap

ODbL 1.0↗

AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports

Public domain↗

Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List

UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection

UN — open↗

Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD

CC BY 3.0 IGO↗

Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database

CC BY 4.0↗

Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ databasethe World Bank SEZ database

CC BY 4.0↗

Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators

CC BY 4.0↗

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index

Public domain (US gov)↗