Guinea vs Uganda
Guinea vs Uganda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $1.2B in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by $612M, or 2.04 times that in Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Uganda ranked 77 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $1.2B |
| 2024 | $563M | $1.12B |
| 2023 | $547M | $999M |
| 2022 | $526M | $988M |
| 2021 | $360M | $1.18B |
| 2020 | $336M | $1.16B |
| 2019 | $339M | $787M |
| 2018 | $364M | $514M |
| 2017 | $371M | $433M |
| 2016 | $354M | $397M |
| 2015 | $437M | $382M |
| 2014 | $407M | $344M |
| 2013 | $426M | $325M |
| 2012 | $413M | $387M |
| 2011 | – | $759M |
| 2010 | – | $765M |
| 2009 | – | $358M |
| 2008 | – | $364M |
| 2007 | – | $330M |
| 2006 | – | $323M |
| 2005 | – | $334M |
| 2004 | $276M | $333M |
| 2003 | $298M | $291M |
| 2002 | $384M | $271M |
| 2001 | $349M | $252M |
| 2000 | $172M | $250M |
| 1999 | $176M | $258M |
| 1998 | $134M | $226M |
| 1997 | $122M | $178M |
| 1996 | – | $180M |
| 1995 | – | $168M |
| 1994 | $125M | $148M |
| 1993 | $122M | $120M |
| 1992 | $157M | $117M |
| 1991 | $197M | $177M |
| 1990 | – | $182M |
| 1989 | – | $180M |
| 1988 | – | $199M |
| 1987 | – | $199M |
| 1986 | – | $206M |
| 1985 | – | $192M |
| 1984 | – | $148M |
| 1983 | – | $91.8M |
| 1982 | $46M | $131M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $172M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $196M |
| 1979 | – | $144M |
| 1978 | – | $189M |
| 1977 | – | $239M |
| 1976 | – | $345M |
| 1975 | – | $389M |
| 1974 | – | $417M |
| 1973 | – | $554M |
| 1972 | – | $703M |
| 1971 | – | $554M |
| 1970 | – | $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
Guinea vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025