Military expenditure in local currency rose 11.0% to RWF 184 bil in Rwanda in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Rwanda reached an all time high of RWF 184 bil in 2022 and an all time low of RWF 0.724 bil in 1974. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Burundi amounted to BIF 207 bil, TNS 1,936 bil in Tanzania, UGX 3,406 bil in Uganda and CDF 749 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2022.
Rwanda has been ranked 47th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 7 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Kenya | KES bil | 94.7 | 105 | 113 | 114 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | MZN bil | 7.00 | 8.30 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | RWF bil | 84.9 | 96.1 | 102 | 111 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | SSP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.60 | 8.19 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
Helgi Library 
