Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Uruguay

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Uruguay in 2025 — 17.6%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9.3 pp.

2025 17.6% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 57of 132
Period maximum 18.1%2020
Period minimum 8.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Uruguay, 1960–20257.51012.51517.52019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.3%1962: 13.4%1964: 13.4%1966: 13.2%1968: 13.2%1970: 16.7%1972: 13.1%1974: 15%1976: 14.4%1978: 12.8%1980: 12.5%1982: 15.7%1984: 13.6%1986: 14.3%1988: 12.2%1990: 12.1%1992: 11.6%1994: 11.9%1996: 12.8%1998: 10.9%2000: 12.4%2002: 12.3%2004: 11%2006: 11.3%2008: 12.2%2010: 12.6%2012: 13.3%2014: 13.7%2016: 15.9%2018: 16.9%2020: 18.1%2022: 16.4%2024: 17.4%2025: 17.6%
Change over the period: +9.3 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 17.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.6 +0.2 pp
2024 17.4 +0.1 pp
2023 17.3 +0.8 pp
2022 16.4 −0.4 pp
2021 16.8 −1.2 pp
2020 18.1 +0.8 pp
2019 17.3 +0.4 pp
2018 16.9 +0.4 pp
2017 16.5 +0.5 pp
2016 15.9 +2.1 pp
2015 13.8 +0.1 pp
2014 13.7 +0.2 pp
2013 13.5 +0.2 pp
2012 13.3 +0.5 pp
2011 12.8 +0.1 pp
2010 12.6 −0.3 pp
2009 12.9 +0.7 pp
2008 12.2 +0.7 pp
2007 11.5 +0.2 pp
2006 11.3 +0.3 pp
2005 10.9 −0.1 pp
2004 11 −1 pp
2003 12 −0.4 pp
2002 12.3 −0.1 pp
2001 12.5 +0.1 pp
2000 12.4 +0.2 pp
1999 12.2 +1.3 pp
1998 10.9 −0.1 pp
1997 11 −1.8 pp
1996 12.8 +1 pp
1995 11.8 −0 pp
1994 11.9 −0.3 pp
1993 12.2 +0.6 pp
1992 11.6 −0.4 pp
1991 12 −0.1 pp
1990 12.1 −0.2 pp
1989 12.3 +0.2 pp
1988 12.2 −1 pp
1987 13.2 −1.1 pp
1986 14.3 −0.1 pp
1985 14.4 +0.9 pp
1984 13.6 −0.9 pp
1983 14.5 −1.2 pp
1982 15.7 +1.3 pp
1981 14.4 +2 pp
1980 12.5 +0.5 pp
1979 12 −0.9 pp
1978 12.8 +0.1 pp
1977 12.7 −1.7 pp
1976 14.4 +0.4 pp
1975 14 −1 pp
1974 15 +4.3 pp
1973 10.7 −2.4 pp
1972 13.1 −3.8 pp
1971 16.8 +0.2 pp
1970 16.7 +1.6 pp
1969 15 +1.9 pp
1968 13.2 −1 pp
1967 14.1 +0.9 pp
1966 13.2 −0.6 pp
1965 13.8 +0.4 pp
1964 13.4 +0.6 pp
1963 12.9 −0.5 pp
1962 13.4 +3.2 pp
1961 10.2 +2 pp
1960 8.3

South America, 2025

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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.