Military expenditure in local currency rose 15.7% to TNS 1,840 bil in Tanzania in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Tanzania reached an all time high of TNS 1,840 bil in 2019 and an all time low of TNS 0.105 bil in 1967. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Kenya amounted to KES 117 bil, MZN 8.47 bil in Mozambique, UGX 2,393 bil in Uganda and ZMW 3.77 bil in Zambia in 2019.
Tanzania has been ranked 14th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 8 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | MWK bil | 25.1 | 34.6 | 42.7 | 62.5 | 73.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | MZN bil | 7.00 | 8.30 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | RWF bil | 84.9 | 96.1 | 102 | 111 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | SOS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.048 | 0.062 | 0.077 | 0.072 | 0.098 | |||||
| South Africa | ZAR bil | 46.2 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 49.6 | 53.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | ... | ... | ... | 0.358 | 0.341 | 0.420 | 1.37 | 3.11 |
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