Military expenditure in local currency rose 3.34% to UYU 40.4 bil in Uruguay in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Uruguay reached an all time high of UYU 40.4 bil in 2019 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 151 bil, BRL 106 bil in Brazil, CLP 3,646 bil in Chile and PYG 2,470 bil in Paraguay in 2019.
Uruguay has been ranked 65th within the group of 145 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 |
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