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Uruguay — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1955–2031 · 77 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The general government expenditure reading for Uruguay was 31.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 30.6% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.87 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 30.5% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2016–2031

PeriodValue
203131.7 % of GDP
203031.8 % of GDP
202931.8 % of GDP
202831.9 % of GDP
202731.9 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2016
202631.8 % of GDP
202531.5 % of GDP
202430.6 % of GDP
202330.1 % of GDP
202229.7 % of GDP
202130.2 % of GDP
202032.8 % of GDP
201930.6 % of GDP
201830.3 % of GDP
201729.7 % of GDP
201629.7 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.