Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 15.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 15.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uruguay peaked at 17.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 57th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +54.1% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 15.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 15.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.1% | 9.8% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.8% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uruguay?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uruguay was 15.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Uruguay ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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