Somalia vs Uganda
Somalia vs Uganda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $193M in Somalia and $1.2B in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by $1.01B, or 6.22 times that in Somalia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Somalia.
- In 2025, Somalia ranked 121 and Uganda ranked 77 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Somalia | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $193M | $1.2B |
| 2024 | $202M | $1.12B |
| 2023 | $147M | $999M |
| 2022 | $133M | $988M |
| 2021 | $133M | $1.18B |
| 2020 | $123M | $1.16B |
| 2019 | $93.5M | $787M |
| 2018 | $105M | $514M |
| 2017 | $88M | $433M |
| 2016 | $70.6M | $397M |
| 2015 | $69M | $382M |
| 2014 | $90M | $344M |
| 2013 | $39.4M | $325M |
| 2012 | – | $387M |
| 2011 | – | $759M |
| 2010 | – | $765M |
| 2009 | – | $358M |
| 2008 | – | $364M |
| 2007 | – | $330M |
| 2006 | – | $323M |
| 2005 | – | $334M |
| 2004 | – | $333M |
| 2003 | – | $291M |
| 2002 | – | $271M |
| 2001 | – | $252M |
| 2000 | – | $250M |
| 1999 | – | $258M |
| 1998 | – | $226M |
| 1997 | – | $178M |
| 1996 | – | $180M |
| 1995 | – | $168M |
| 1994 | – | $148M |
| 1993 | – | $120M |
| 1992 | – | $117M |
| 1991 | – | $177M |
| 1990 | – | $182M |
| 1989 | – | $180M |
| 1988 | – | $199M |
| 1987 | $65.1M | $199M |
| 1986 | $70M | $206M |
| 1985 | $66.1M | $192M |
| 1984 | $93M | $148M |
| 1983 | $132M | $91.8M |
| 1982 | $122M | $131M |
| 1981 | $141M | $172M |
| 1980 | $146M | $196M |
| 1979 | $213M | $144M |
| 1978 | $245M | $189M |
| 1977 | $105M | $239M |
| 1976 | $96.3M | $345M |
| 1975 | $96.5M | $389M |
| 1974 | $106M | $417M |
| 1973 | $95.6M | $554M |
| 1972 | $91.7M | $703M |
| 1971 | $78.8M | $554M |
| 1970 | $77.6M | $324M |
| 1969 | $62.3M | $306M |
| 1968 | $60.9M | $298M |
| 1967 | $56.5M | $243M |
| 1966 | $48.8M | $213M |
| 1965 | $37.7M | $159M |
| 1964 | $44.4M | $91M |
| 1963 | $41.7M | $49.9M |
| 1962 | $35.7M | $13.8M |
| 1961 | $30.5M | – |
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
Somalia vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateSomalia: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025