Ecuador vs Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
15.6%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
49th
Uruguay rank
47th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 15.6% against 15.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 170 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 8.4% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 15.3% | 4.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 14.8% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Ecuador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 15.6% against 15.5% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Ecuador ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.