Australia vs Uruguay: General government total expenditure
Australia
1.12 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Uruguay
1.13 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Australia rank
79th
Uruguay rank
78th
General government total expenditure over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.13 trillion current LCU against 1.12 trillion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 12.63 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Australia ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 195 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.13 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 22.13 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 1990s | 171.30 billion current LCU | 8.08 billion current LCU | 163.22 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2000s | 336.89 billion current LCU | 128.30 billion current LCU | 208.58 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2010s | 613.51 billion current LCU | 441.39 billion current LCU | 172.12 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2020s | 982.40 billion current LCU | 913.45 billion current LCU | 68.95 billion current LCU | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Australia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.13 trillion current LCU against 1.12 trillion current LCU in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Australia and Uruguay?
- 12.63 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Australia ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release