Korea vs Uruguay: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Korea
18.6%
in 2023
Uruguay
18.5%
in 2023
Korea rank
104th
Uruguay rank
106th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Korea currently reports 18.6% against 18.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.2% | 14.3% | 3.9% | Korea |
| 1960s | 15.4% | 17.5% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.0% | 19.4% | 6.4% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 18.3% | 6.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 19.2% | 8.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 12.2% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 15.5% | 0.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.8% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Korea or Uruguay?
- Korea, at 18.6% against 18.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.