Ethiopia vs Uruguay: Military expenditure

Ethiopia

75.78 billion current LCU

in 2024

Uruguay

69.79 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

73rd

Uruguay rank

74th

Military expenditure over time

Ethiopia currently reports 75.78 billion current LCU against 69.79 billion current LCU in Uruguay, a difference of 5.99 billion current LCU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 73rd and Uruguay ranks 74th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)