What is the difference in military expenditure between South Sudan and Uruguay?

291.13 million current USD, with South Sudan ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

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.

South Sudan vs Uruguay: Military expenditure

South Sudan

2.03 billion current USD

in 2024

Uruguay

1.74 billion current USD

in 2024

South Sudan rank

67th

Uruguay rank

68th

Military expenditure over time

South Sudan
Uruguay

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 2.03 billion current USD against 1.74 billion current USD in Uruguay, a difference of 291.13 million current USD.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Sudan ahead.

South Sudan ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	661.43 million current USD	488.40 million current USD	173.03 million current USD	South Sudan
2010s	667.06 million current USD	1.01 billion current USD	346.40 million current USD	Uruguay
2020s	793.33 million current USD	1.38 billion current USD	585.85 million current USD	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, South Sudan or Uruguay?: South Sudan, at 2.03 billion current USD against 1.74 billion current USD in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between South Sudan and Uruguay?: 291.13 million current USD, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uruguay?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do South Sudan and Uruguay rank globally for military expenditure?: South Sudan ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 68th 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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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)