Military expenditure in local currency rose 19.5% to UYU 35.6 bil in Uruguay in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Uruguay reached an all time high of UYU 35.6 bil in 2017 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 94.0 bil, BRL 93.1 bil in Brazil, CLP 3,328 bil in Chile and PYG 1,956 bil in Paraguay in 2017.
Uruguay has been ranked 70th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 8 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 |
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