France vs Uruguay: Military spending as a share of GDP
France
1.5%
in 2019
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2019
France rank
79th
Uruguay rank
77th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- France
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Uruguay ahead.
France ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 172 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | France |
| 1890s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.8% | France |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | France |
| 1910s | 16.5% | 1.3% | 15.2% | France |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | France |
| 1930s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 2.2% | France |
| 1940s | 7.1% | 1.2% | 5.9% | France |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | France |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | France |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | France |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | France |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.5% | France |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | France |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, France or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.5% against 1.5% in France as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between France and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2019.
- How do France and Uruguay rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β 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).