Military expenditure in local currency rose 57.2% to UGX 2,393 bil in Uganda in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Uganda reached an all time high of UGX 2,393 bil in 2019 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 117 bil, RWF 109 bil in Rwanda, SSP 24.3 bil in South Sudan and CDF 582 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2019.
Uganda has been ranked 13th within the group of 145 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 |
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