Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture orientation index for government spending was 0.13 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Uruguay, 2001–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.13 for agriculture orientation index for government spending in 2020.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government spending in Uruguay peaked at 0.29 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.29 | — |
| 2002 | 0.18 | -37.9% |
| 2003 | 0.13 | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.22 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 | -45.5% |
| 2007 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.16 | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.12 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.49, 27% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.28, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1644 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.133 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government spending in Uruguay?
- Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Uruguay was 0.13 in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture orientation index for government spending?
- Uruguay ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government spending rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).