What is the difference in military expenditure between Germany and Uruguay?

20.31 billion current LCU, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?

54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.

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.

Germany vs Uruguay: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Germany

100.69 billion current LCU

in 2025

Uruguay

80.38 billion current LCU

in 2025

Germany rank

71st

Uruguay rank

74th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Germany
Uruguay

How they compare

Germany currently reports 100.69 billion current LCU against 80.38 billion current LCU in Uruguay, a difference of 20.31 billion current LCU.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 168 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.05 billion current LCU	646,962 current LCU	18.05 billion current LCU	Germany
1980s	27.48 billion current LCU	42.81 million current LCU	27.44 billion current LCU	Germany
1990s	29.39 billion current LCU	3.18 billion current LCU	26.20 billion current LCU	Germany
2000s	29.37 billion current LCU	8.93 billion current LCU	20.45 billion current LCU	Germany
2010s	35.75 billion current LCU	26.48 billion current LCU	9.27 billion current LCU	Germany
2020s	65.26 billion current LCU	59.38 billion current LCU	5.88 billion current LCU	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Germany or Uruguay?: Germany, at 100.69 billion current LCU against 80.38 billion current LCU in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Germany and Uruguay?: 20.31 billion current LCU, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for military expenditure?: Germany ranks 71st 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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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)