NationMaster - Uruguayan Economy statistics

Agriculture > products rice, wheat, corn, barley; livestock; fish
Aid as % of GDP	123%	[123rd of 129]
Economic freedom	39	[39th of 156]
Exchange rates Uruguayan pesos per US dollar - 28.704 (2004), 28.209 (2003), 21.257 (2002), 13.319 (2001), 12.1 (2000)
Exports to US	$108.00	[108th of 224]
GDP > PPP	$85.00	[85th of 163]
Income category	Upper middle income
Income distribution > Poorest 10%	78%	[78th of 114]
Income distribution > Poorest 20%	77%	[77th of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 10%	42%	[42nd of 114]
Income distribution > Richest 20%	39%	[39th of 114]
Innovation	48	[48th of 68]
Population under $1 a day	53	[53rd of 59]
Poverty > Share of all poor people	72 % of world's poor	[72nd of 80]
Technological achievement	35	[35th of 68]
Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines	68	[68th of 183]
World Trade > Exports > Base metal handheld equipment	87	[87th of 110]
World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment	89	[89th of 137]
World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment	106	[106th of 146]
World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes	105	[105th of 144]

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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; World Bank income categories are used; Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.; Innovation
Units: Unitless Scale; Population below line - proportion receiving less than $1 per day in income (purchasing power parity). Data from most recent available between the period 1983 to 2000.; The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; Technology Achievement Index
Units: Score; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004; Exports of Base metal handheld equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mech transmission equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mechanical handling equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special industrial machines n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Republica Oriental del Uruguay

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