Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Uruguay: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1.5%
in 2019
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2019
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
76th
Uruguay rank
77th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Uruguay
How they compare
Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 172 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 10 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1930s | 4.3% | 0.8% | 3.5% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Bolivia, Plurinational State of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Uruguay?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2019.
- How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).