Latvia vs Uruguay: Military expenditure (current USD)
Latvia
1.73 billion current USD
in 2025
Uruguay
1.95 billion current USD
in 2025
Latvia rank
71st
Uruguay rank
69th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.95 billion current USD against 1.73 billion current USD in Latvia, a difference of 222.71 million current USD.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Uruguay ahead.
Latvia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 69th of 168 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.58 million current USD | 527.37 million current USD | 488.80 million current USD | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 279.01 million current USD | 427.30 million current USD | 148.29 million current USD | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 396.25 million current USD | 1.01 billion current USD | 617.04 million current USD | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion current USD | 1.45 billion current USD | 306.07 million current USD | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.95 billion current USD against 1.73 billion current USD in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Latvia and Uruguay?
- 222.71 million current USD, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for military expenditure?
- Latvia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 69th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)