Ethiopia vs Uruguay: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Ethiopia
73.34 billion current LCU
in 2025
Uruguay
80.38 billion current LCU
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
75th
Uruguay rank
74th
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Ethiopia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 80.38 billion current LCU against 73.34 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.04 billion current LCU.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 74th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 261.90 million current LCU | 646,962 current LCU | 261.25 million current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 970.15 million current LCU | 42.81 million current LCU | 927.34 million current LCU | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.70 billion current LCU | 3.18 billion current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.26 billion current LCU | 8.93 billion current LCU | 5.67 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.16 billion current LCU | 26.48 billion current LCU | 17.31 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 47.70 billion current LCU | 59.38 billion current LCU | 11.68 billion current LCU | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Ethiopia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 80.38 billion current LCU against 73.34 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Ethiopia and Uruguay?
- 7.04 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Uruguay rank globally for military expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 74th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)