Military expenditure in local currency fell 10.5% to UGX 3,406 bil in Uganda in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Uganda reached an all time high of UGX 3,805 bil in 2021 and an all time low of UGX < 0.001 bil in 1962. When compared to Uganda's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Kenya amounted to KES 134 bil, RWF 184 bil in Rwanda, SSP 49.3 bil in South Sudan and CDF 749 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2022.
Uganda has been ranked 14th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Angola | AOA bil | 452 | 508 | 501 | 536 | 574 | ||||||||||||||||
Burundi | BIF bil | ... | ... | ... | 110 | 110 | 116 | 156 | 129 | |||||||||||||
Central African Republic | XAF bil | ... | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 23.9 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||
Congo | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 298 | 218 | 162 | 176 | 172 | ||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | 400 | 429 | 477 | 582 | 670 | |||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | ETB bil | 10.7 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 17.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | KES bil | 94.7 | 105 | 113 | 114 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | RWF bil | 84.9 | 96.1 | 102 | 111 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | SOS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.048 | 0.062 | 0.077 | 0.072 | 0.098 | |||||
South Sudan | SSP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.60 | 8.19 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||
Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 33.1 | 50.6 | ... | ||||||||||
Tanzania | TNS bil | 1,185 | 1,254 | 1,365 | 1,428 | 1,566 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | UGX bil | 1,089 | 1,252 | 1,522 | 2,400 | 3,660 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | ... | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 3.88 |