Uruguay vs Venezuela: Military expenditure (current USD)
Uruguay
1.95 billion current USD
in 2025
Venezuela
2.13 billion current USD
in 2017
Uruguay rank
69th
Venezuela rank
66th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.13 billion current USD against 1.95 billion current USD in Uruguay, a difference of 173.62 million current USD.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Venezuela ahead.
Uruguay ranks 69th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158.39 million current USD | 654.36 million current USD | 495.97 million current USD | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 351.03 million current USD | 1.18 billion current USD | 823.99 million current USD | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 465.56 million current USD | 1.13 billion current USD | 661.87 million current USD | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 427.30 million current USD | 2.76 billion current USD | 2.33 billion current USD | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.01 billion current USD | 2.39 billion current USD | 1.37 billion current USD | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 1.35 billion current USD | 2.63 million current USD | 1.34 billion current USD | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Uruguay or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.13 billion current USD against 1.95 billion current USD in Uruguay as of 2017.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 173.62 million current USD, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Venezuela?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Uruguay and Venezuela rank globally for military expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 69th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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)