Philippines vs Uruguay: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Philippines
13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Uruguay
13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Philippines rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
75th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Philippines
  • Uruguay
051015198020022025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Uruguay, a difference of 0.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Philippines ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 75th of 195 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3427 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3427 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines
1990s 5.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3368 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines
2000s 9.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines
2010s 8.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines
2020s 13.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 12.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9793 current LCU per US$ of GDP Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Philippines or Uruguay?
Philippines, at 13.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Philippines and Uruguay?
0.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Philippines and Uruguay rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Philippines ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 75th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.