Uruguay performs relatively well in this assessment, outperforming the LA7 average for the assessment dimensions related to business and entrepreneurial development services (Dimension 4) and access to market and internationalisation (Dimension 7). This is due to the large offer of SME support services currently available in Uruguay for these dimensions, as well as their delivery by specialised agencies. However, Uruguay never reaches the level of a top LA7 performer, demonstrating room for peer learning, especially in the area of access to finance (Dimension 3).While Uruguay does not have an explicit SME strategy, it is in the process of linking its SME support programmes to the country’s First National Plan for Productive Transformation and Competitiveness (2017-2021). It has made good progress in the strategy elaboration and planning phase, but is still in an ongoing phase of developing a new institutional architecture to support the implementation of this Plan and strengthening it through the introduction of effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanisms.