Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Uruguay
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Uruguay is 13.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 118.
Uruguay compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Uruguay is similar to that of Korea, Thailand, Ecuador, Niger, Malaysia, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Cameroon with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.9, 13.8, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.1, 13.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123.Last 10 years averageUruguay had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Uruguay during the Great RecessionUruguay's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 18.6% during the Great RecessionUruguay since the end of the Great RecessionUruguay's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 1.16% since the end of the Great Recession
Uruguay compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Uruguay is similar to that of Korea, Thailand, Ecuador, Niger, Malaysia, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Cameroon with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.9, 13.8, 13.8, 13.7, 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.1, 13.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123.Last 10 years averageUruguay had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 12.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Uruguay during the Great RecessionUruguay's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 18.6% during the Great RecessionUruguay since the end of the Great RecessionUruguay's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 1.16% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 12.0 |
1992 | 11.6 |
1993 | 12.2 |
1994 | 11.9 |
1995 | 11.8 |
1996 | 12.8 |
1997 | 11.0 |
1998 | 10.9 |
1999 | 12.2 |
2000 | 12.4 |
2001 | 12.5 |
2002 | 12.3 |
2003 | 12.0 |
2004 | 11.0 |
2005 | 10.9 |
2006 | 11.3 |
2007 | 11.5 |
2008 | 12.2 |
2009 | 13.4 |
2010 | 13.0 |
2011 | 13.0 |
2012 | 13.5 |
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Korea | 113 | 13.9 |
Thailand | 114 | 13.8 |
Ecuador | 115 | 13.8 |
Niger | 116 | 13.7 |
Malaysia | 117 | 13.6 |
Uruguay | 118 | 13.5 |
São Tomé and Principe | 119 | 13.5 |
Bolivia | 120 | 13.5 |
Guyana | 121 | 13.2 |
Sri Lanka | 122 | 13.1 |
Cameroon | 123 | 13.0 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators