Expense in Uruguay
Uruguay: Expense was 36.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Uruguay, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Uruguay is 36.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Uruguay peaked at 36.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1973.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 15.9% | 25.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 20.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 21.9% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 25.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 31.7% | 36.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Uruguay
- DEC alternative conversion factor 41.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 87.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 406.54 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -182.15 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 984,837 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 24,020 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.33 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Uruguay?
- Expense in Uruguay was 36.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for expense?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.