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Uruguay
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#39out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

6.45.24.02.81.6197219982024Uruguay · 2024: 2.31%Uruguay

Analytical takeaways

  • Uruguay records 2.31% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #39 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 2.20% in 1972 to 2.31% in 2024, a gain of 0.11%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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