Spain vs Uruguay: Gross national expenditure
Spain
96.2%
in 2025
Uruguay
95.6%
in 2025
Spain rank
135th
Uruguay rank
138th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Spain currently reports 96.2% against 95.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 135th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.4% | 101.7% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 1980s | 101.6% | 98.1% | 3.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 101.9% | 100.1% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 103.5% | 100.3% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 98.6% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 94.9% | 2.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Spain or Uruguay?
- Spain, at 96.2% against 95.6% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Spain ranks 135th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.