Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Uruguay's military expenditure stands at 2.28% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.96% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1972 to 2025 (54 observations).
In 2025, Uruguay's military expenditure was 2.28%, up from 1.96% in 2024.
In 2024, Uruguay's military expenditure was 1.96%, up from 1.94% in 2023.
In 2023, Uruguay's military expenditure was 1.94%, up from 1.84% in 2022.
In 2022, Uruguay's military expenditure was 1.84%, down from 2.05% in 2021.
In 2021, Uruguay's military expenditure was 2.05%, up from 2.04% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.28% | +0.3291% |
| 2024 | 1.96% | +0.0186% |
| 2023 | 1.94% | +0.0965% |
| 2022 | 1.84% | -0.2117% |
| 2021 | 2.05% | +0.0161% |
| 2020 | 2.04% | +0.1805% |
| 2019 | 1.86% | -0.0909% |
| 2018 | 1.95% | +0.1542% |
| 2017 | 1.79% | +0.0748% |
| 2016 | 1.72% | -0.0486% |
| 2015 | 1.77% | +0.0248% |
| 2014 | 1.74% | +0.0538% |
| 2013 | 1.69% | +0.08% |
| 2012 | 1.61% | -0.1125% |
| 2011 | 1.72% | -0.1561% |
| 2010 | 1.88% | +0.0532% |
| 2009 | 1.82% | -0.0469% |
| 2008 | 1.87% | +0.0924% |
| 2007 | 1.78% | -0.229% |
| 2006 | 2.01% | +0.0058% |
| 2005 | 2% | -0.0403% |
| 2004 | 2.04% | -0.1968% |
| 2003 | 2.24% | -0.2926% |
| 2002 | 2.53% | +0.0276% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0666% |
| 2000 | 2.44% | +0.0415% |
| 1999 | 2.39% | +0.1363% |
| 1998 | 2.26% | -0.1416% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -0.4062% |
| 1996 | 2.81% | +0.0913% |
| 1995 | 2.71% | +0.1369% |
| 1994 | 2.58% | -0.2147% |
| 1993 | 2.79% | -0.0571% |
| 1992 | 2.85% | +0.4548% |
| 1991 | 2.39% | -1.13% |
| 1990 | 3.53% | -0.0017% |
| 1989 | 3.53% | +0.3725% |
| 1988 | 3.16% | +0.1172% |
| 1987 | 3.04% | -1.08% |
| 1986 | 4.12% | -0.1829% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -0.2714% |
| 1984 | 4.58% | -0.8063% |
| 1983 | 5.38% | -1.07% |
| 1982 | 6.45% | +0.1938% |
| 1981 | 6.26% | +1.56% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | +0.8957% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | +0.1794% |
| 1978 | 3.62% | -0.1248% |
| 1977 | 3.75% | +0.2644% |
| 1976 | 3.48% | -0.8045% |
| 1975 | 4.29% | -0.2454% |
| 1974 | 4.53% | +0.7673% |
| 1973 | 3.76% | +1.57% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | — |
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Uruguay's military expenditure is 2.28% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.96% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.45% (1982); the lowest is 1.61% (2012), across data from 1972 to 2025.
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