Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure

Uganda

4.20 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Zimbabwe

3.64 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Uganda rank

16th

Zimbabwe rank

18th

Military expenditure over time

Uganda currently reports 4.20 trillion current LCU against 3.64 trillion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 557.80 billion current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Uganda ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)