Structure of Uruguay Economy

By: EconomyWatch   Date: 30 June 2010

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The percentage share of services sector in the total GDP of the country is the highest followed by industrial sector. Services sector accounted for 61.1 percent of total GDP as in the year 2004.

Industries in Uruguay include textiles, chemicals, electrical and food processing.

Major agricultural goods in the country are rice, wheat, barley, fish and livestock.

The following diagram shows the percentage share of various sectors in the total GDP of the country:
 


The value additions made by important sectors as the percentage of total GDP in the country is as follows:

Value Added (% of GDP) 2000 2003 2004 Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 5.9 12.2 11.4 Industry, value added (% of GDP) 26.0 26.0 28.5 Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) 68.1 61.8 60.0


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