Military expenditure in local currency rose 6.44% to RWF 109 bil in Rwanda in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Rwanda reached an all time high of RWF 109 bil in 2019 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 119 bil, TNS 1,840 bil in Tanzania, UGX 2,393 bil in Uganda and CDF 582 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2019.
Rwanda has been ranked 49th within the group of 145 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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