Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Uruguay, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture share of government expenditure in Uruguay stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Uruguay peaked at 2.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2019.
That places Uruguay 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +62.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +62.0% | 1.2% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 154 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.9% compare
- 155 Colombia 0.9% compare
- 155 Hungary 0.9% compare
- 157 Spain 0.9% compare
- 157 United Arab Emirates 0.9% compare
- 160 Luxembourg 0.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Uruguay?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Uruguay ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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