Military expenditure in local currency rose 0% to BIF 110 bil in Burundi in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Burundi reached an all time high of BIF 110 bil in 2017 and an all time low of BIF 0.051 bil in 1963. When compared to Burundi's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Rwanda amounted to RWF 92.2 bil, TNS 1,321 bil in Tanzania, UGX 1,605 bil in Uganda and CDF 429 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2017.
Burundi has been ranked 47th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 4 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 |
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