Cameroon vs Uganda
Cameroon vs Uganda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $1.2B in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by $618M, or 2.06 times that in Cameroon.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Uganda ranked 77 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $1.2B |
| 2024 | $535M | $1.12B |
| 2023 | $477M | $999M |
| 2022 | $481M | $988M |
| 2021 | $484M | $1.18B |
| 2020 | $455M | $1.16B |
| 2019 | $510M | $787M |
| 2018 | $504M | $514M |
| 2017 | $509M | $433M |
| 2016 | $493M | $397M |
| 2015 | $453M | $382M |
| 2014 | $442M | $344M |
| 2013 | $440M | $325M |
| 2012 | $418M | $387M |
| 2011 | $389M | $759M |
| 2010 | $429M | $765M |
| 2009 | $401M | $358M |
| 2008 | $396M | $364M |
| 2007 | $382M | $330M |
| 2006 | $364M | $323M |
| 2005 | $336M | $334M |
| 2004 | $340M | $333M |
| 2003 | $319M | $291M |
| 2002 | $298M | $271M |
| 2001 | $275M | $252M |
| 2000 | $276M | $250M |
| 1999 | $284M | $258M |
| 1998 | $263M | $226M |
| 1997 | $232M | $178M |
| 1996 | $210M | $180M |
| 1995 | $207M | $168M |
| 1994 | $209M | $148M |
| 1993 | $256M | $120M |
| 1992 | $253M | $117M |
| 1991 | $262M | $177M |
| 1990 | $256M | $182M |
| 1989 | $247M | $180M |
| 1988 | $238M | $199M |
| 1987 | $258M | $199M |
| 1986 | $300M | $206M |
| 1985 | $335M | $192M |
| 1984 | $387M | $148M |
| 1983 | $384M | $91.8M |
| 1982 | $391M | $131M |
| 1981 | $335M | $172M |
| 1980 | $239M | $196M |
| 1979 | $234M | $144M |
| 1978 | $214M | $189M |
| 1977 | $202M | $239M |
| 1976 | $198M | $345M |
| 1975 | $188M | $389M |
| 1974 | $178M | $417M |
| 1973 | $176M | $554M |
| 1972 | $173M | $703M |
| 1971 | $177M | $554M |
| 1970 | $175M | $324M |
| 1969 | – | $306M |
| 1968 | – | $298M |
| 1967 | – | $243M |
| 1966 | – | $213M |
| 1965 | – | $159M |
| 1964 | – | $91M |
| 1963 | – | $49.9M |
| 1962 | – | $13.8M |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025