According to a report by Uruguay XXI, total billing was 22% above pre-pandemic values.
government agency Uruguay XXI published the Report Exports of Services 2022, where it is verified that the global services exported grew 15% year-on-year in 2022. In turn, the turnover of 2,902 million dollars was located 22% above pre-pandemic values.
Yes ok global services had been resilient to the economic ravages of the Covid-19 pandemicwhere they had a smaller fall than services in general in 2020, and a more dynamic recovery in 2021, the exports of 2022 were located above the sales of that year.
At a general level, the export of services was 5,449 million dollars during the past year, representing a participation of 24% of the total. 2022 meant a great percentage jump from 47% YoYafter coming off four consecutive falls since 2018.
Global services, which are part of the so-called non-traditional services, are made up of computer, professional and consulting, financial, telecommunications, technical and business, intellectual property, personal, cultural and recreational services, as well as other “non-traditional” services. traditional”.
Of the total services exported, non-traditional services accounted for 56% compared to traditional services which were 44%. In the global breakdown, 23% corresponded to business, 22% to ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies), 6% to financial, and 2% to “others”.
ICT sector exports grew 20% year-on-year
ICT sector exports grew by 20% up to a total of 1,172 million dollars, where 959 million were from the computer software & ITO sector, while 213 million dollars contributed from telecommunications. In turn, the ICT sector represented 22% of exports of services from the Uruguay.
Sales of business services had a year-on-year rise of 13%, reaching a total of 1,272 million dollars, representing 23% of service exports. For their part, financial services increased slightly by 5% after exporting 325 million dollars and representing 6% of total services sold.
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Source: Ambito
