What is the difference in military expenditure between United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?

13.78 billion current LCU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

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.

United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay: Military expenditure

United Arab Emirates

83.57 billion current LCU

in 2014

Uruguay

69.79 billion current LCU

in 2024

United Arab Emirates rank

71st

Uruguay rank

74th

Military expenditure over time

United Arab Emirates
Uruguay

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 83.57 billion current LCU against 69.79 billion current LCU in Uruguay, a difference of 13.78 billion current LCU.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 167 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.17 billion current LCU	5.98 billion current LCU	8.19 billion current LCU	United Arab Emirates
2000s	28.40 billion current LCU	8.93 billion current LCU	19.47 billion current LCU	United Arab Emirates
2010s	74.94 billion current LCU	19.06 billion current LCU	55.87 billion current LCU	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay?: United Arab Emirates, at 83.57 billion current LCU against 69.79 billion current LCU in Uruguay as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure between United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?: 13.78 billion current LCU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do United Arab Emirates and Uruguay rank globally for military expenditure?: United Arab Emirates ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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