Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Uruguay

Uruguay: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 32.39 in 2030. ▲ Rising

Latest (2030)
32.39
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
74th
of 195 countries
All-time high
32.79
in 2020
All-time low
26.27
in 2005
Years of data
31
2000–2030

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Uruguay, 2000–2030

01020302000201520302000: 26.62001: 27.82002: 27.62003: 27.72004: 26.62005: 26.32006: 26.82007: 26.82008: 26.32009: 27.22010: 27.42011: 26.32012: 27.72013: 28.82014: 29.12015: 28.42016: 29.72017: 29.72018: 30.32019: 30.62020: 32.82021: 30.22022: 302023: 30.52024: 31.12025: 32.22026: 32.52027: 32.62028: 32.52029: 32.32030: 32.4

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

Annual values for Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Uruguay, 2000 to 2030.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 71 Bhutan 32.96 compare
  2. 72 Argentina 32.86 compare
  3. 73 Türkiye 32.4 compare
  4. 75 South Africa 32.33 compare
  5. 76 Samoa 32.29 compare
  6. 77 Switzerland 32.27 compare

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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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Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,647 data points, 1991–2030
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October