Germany vs Uruguay: Goods and services expense

Germany
83.37 billion current LCU
in 2024
Uruguay
113.23 billion current LCU
in 2024
Germany rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
60th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Germany
  • Uruguay
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 113.23 billion current LCU against 83.37 billion current LCU in Germany, a difference of 29.87 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 155 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 40.32 billion current LCU 496,125 current LCU 40.32 billion current LCU Germany
1980s 71.63 billion current LCU 45.89 million current LCU 71.59 billion current LCU Germany
1990s 27.47 billion current LCU 5.32 billion current LCU 22.15 billion current LCU Germany
2000s 29.60 billion current LCU 16.43 billion current LCU 13.16 billion current LCU Germany
2010s 45.60 billion current LCU 51.76 billion current LCU 6.16 billion current LCU Uruguay
2020s 76.13 billion current LCU 107.03 billion current LCU 30.90 billion current LCU Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Germany or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 113.23 billion current LCU against 83.37 billion current LCU in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Germany and Uruguay?
29.87 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for goods and services expense?
Germany ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.