Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 32.39 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Uruguay, 2000–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 32.39 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 32.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.27, in 2005.
That places Uruguay 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.56 | — |
| 2001 | 27.82 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 27.6 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.73 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.61 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.27 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 26.83 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 26.75 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.29 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.19 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.4 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.33 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 27.68 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 28.83 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 29.1 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 28.35 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.67 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.73 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.34 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.59 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 32.79 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 30.21 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 30 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.52 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 31.14 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 32.22 | +3.5% |
| 2026 | 32.52 | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 32.55 | +0.1% |
| 2028 | 32.5 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 32.3 | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 32.39 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.97 | 26.27 | 27.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8 | 26.33 | 30.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.68 | 30 | 32.79 | 10 |
| 2030s | 32.39 | 32.39 | 32.39 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Uruguay?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Uruguay was 32.39 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 32.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.27 in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October