Uganda vs Uruguay: Military spending as a share of GDP

Uganda
1.5%
in 2019
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2019
Uganda rank
74th
Uruguay rank
77th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Uganda
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uganda ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.1% 1.0% 0.1% Uganda
1970s 3.4% 1.6% 1.8% Uganda
1980s 1.9% 2.0% 0.2% Uruguay
1990s 1.3% 1.6% 0.3% Uruguay
2000s 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% Uganda
2010s 1.1% 1.2% 0.2% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Uganda or Uruguay?
Uganda, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Uganda and Uruguay?
0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Uruguay?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Uganda and Uruguay rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Uganda ranks 74th 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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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).