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Uruguay - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.28

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

2.28 (2025)

Global rank

##45 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1972

1.04×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Uruguay climbed from #47 to #45 (overtook Burkina Faso). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Uruguay ↓

Key Events — Uruguay

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1973
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
1987
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Niger in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1972-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197219872002201720251.613.224.846.45
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