Military expenditure in local currency rose 4.42% to UYU 56.7 bil in Uruguay in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Uruguay reached an all time high of UYU 56.7 bil in 2022 and an all time low of UYU < 0.001 bil in 1972. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Argentina amounted to ARS 336 bil, BRL 104 bil in Brazil, CLP 4,868 bil in Chile and PYG 2,552 bil in Paraguay in 2022.
Uruguay has been ranked 66th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Argentina | ARS bil | 66.6 | 90.4 | 108 | 151 | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
Bolivia | BOB bil | 3.59 | 3.98 | 4.17 | 4.10 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | BRL bil | 84.5 | 93.1 | 103 | 102 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | CLP bil | 3,247 | 3,480 | 3,557 | 3,646 | 4,189 | ||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | PYG bil | 1,946 | 1,956 | 2,216 | 2,305 | 2,465 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | PEN bil | 8.56 | 8.70 | 8.70 | 9.19 | 9.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Uruguay | UYU bil | 29.8 | 33.4 | 39.1 | 40.7 | 45.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | VEF bil | 108 | 4,440 | 3,489,538 | 5,391,344,960 | 81,449,000,000 |