Kenya vs Uganda

Kenya vs Uganda: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 1.07% of GDP in Kenya and 1.96% of GDP in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.89 percentage points, or 1.83 times that in Kenya.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Kenya vs Uganda: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 1.07% of GDP in Kenya and 1.96% of GDP in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by 0.89 percentage points, or 1.83 times that in Kenya.
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What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Kenya.
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 105 and Uganda ranked 64 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearKenyaUganda
20251.071.96
20241.041.97
20230.981.88
20221.011.85
20211.082.34
20201.112.47
20191.111.72
20181.211.15
20171.241.04
20161.251
20151.20.99
20141.20.92
20131.40.94
20121.491.18
20111.382.54
20101.372.46
20091.371.43
20081.621.35
20071.551.39
20061.461.5
20051.691.68
20041.611.77
20031.651.69
20021.631.64
20011.511.68
20001.311.77
19991.192.66
19981.222.44
19971.342.12
19961.422.21
19951.652.1
19941.642.02
19931.841.93
19921.91.66
19912.352.51
19902.892.97
19892.742.73
19882.952.46
19873.132.59
19862.52.91
19852.382.66
19843.482.63
19834.22.22
19824.571.98
19814.231.89
19804.522.22
19795.51.69
19785.21.97
19773.742.04
19762.493.19
19751.882.82
19741.783.63
19731.663.5
19721.544.06
19711.233.47
19701.061.97
19691.081.83
19681.221.79
19671.311.62
19661.131.44
19650.991.13
19640.590.65
19630.210.37
1962–0.11

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Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.

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