Kenya vs Uganda: Military expenditure

Kenya

1.23 billion current USD

in 2024

Uganda

1.12 billion current USD

in 2024

Kenya rank

81st

Uganda rank

84th

Military expenditure over time

Kenya currently reports 1.23 billion current USD against 1.12 billion current USD in Uganda, a difference of 114.55 million current USD.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 81st and Uganda ranks 84th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)