What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Uruguay?

Military spending, per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 0.1456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.

What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.

How does Uruguay rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?

Uruguay ranks 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.

Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uruguay

Name: Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uruguay
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Uruguay: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

61st

of 170 countries

All-time high

0.1456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

All-time low

0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Years of data

1960–2023

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 0.1456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Uruguay ranks 61st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uruguay, 1960 to 2023.
Year	constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0937 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1962	0.0953 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1963	0.1363 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.0%
1964	0.1153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1965	0.132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1966	0.1147 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1967	0.1389 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
1968	0.1273 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1969	0.1154 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1970	0.1187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1971	0.1206 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1972	0.1456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
1973	0.0899 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.2%
1974	0.1045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1975	0.1084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1976	0.0962 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1977	0.0951 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1978	0.0912 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1979	0.0786 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1980	0.0736 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1981	0.0795 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1982	0.0959 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
1983	0.1071 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1984	0.0891 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1985	0.0851 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1986	0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1987	0.0527 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.0%
1988	0.0508 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1989	0.0512 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1990	0.0477 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1991	0.0398 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
1992	0.0391 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1993	0.0355 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1994	0.0362 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1995	0.034 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1996	0.0314 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1997	0.0283 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1998	0.0261 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1999	0.0269 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2000	0.0283 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2001	0.0262 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2002	0.0257 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2003	0.0221 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2004	0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2005	0.0202 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2006	0.0188 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2007	0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2008	0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.1%
2009	0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2010	0.0133 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2011	0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2012	0.0116 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2013	0.0103 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2014	0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2015	0.0119 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2016	0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2017	0.0123 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2018	0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2019	0.0144 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2020	0.0184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.1%
2021	0.0218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
2022	0.0199 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2023	0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

Uruguay's 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0189 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Uruguay's 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1181 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0937 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1389 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0786 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0757 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0508 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1071 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0345 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0261 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0477 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0211 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0283 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0121 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0144 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0201 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

58 Chad 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
59 Lesotho 0.021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
60 Norway 0.0208 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
62 Slovakia 0.0203 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
63 Niger 0.0201 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
64 Cambodia 0.0201 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Uruguay?: Military spending, per unit of gdp in Uruguay was 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.1456 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Uruguay rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Uruguay ranks 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.