Sudan vs Uganda

Sudan vs Uganda: Military spending

Military spending: 0.93% of GDP in Sudan in 2021 and 1.96% of GDP in Uganda in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.41 percentage points, or 2.53 times that in Sudan.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Sudan vs Uganda: Military spendingMilitary spending: 0.93% of GDP in Sudan in 2021 and 1.96% of GDP in Uganda in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.41 percentage points, or 2.53 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Sudan.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearSudanUganda
2025–1.96
2024–1.97
2023–1.88
2022–1.85
20210.932.34
20200.982.47
20191.631.72
20181.781.15
20173.291.04
20162.281
20152.710.99
2014–0.92
2013–0.94
2012–1.18
2011–2.54
2010–2.46
20095.451.43
20084.981.35
20074.081.39
20063.641.5
20053.311.68
20044.661.77
20031.861.69
20022.671.64
20012.471.68
20004.471.77
19994.012.66
19982.382.44
19970.952.12
19961.272.21
19952.072.1
19943.92.02
19934.921.93
19924.391.66
19914.992.51
19904.812.97
1989–2.73
19883.552.46
19872.552.59
19863.232.91
19853.42.66
19844.092.63
19833.272.22
19822.441.98
19811.781.89
19802.32.22
19792.591.69
19782.041.97
19772.622.04
19762.673.19
19752.252.82
19742.573.63
19733.163.5
19724.194.06
19714.63.47
19704.951.97
19695.21.83
19683.751.79
19673.661.62
19663.531.44
19654.121.13
19643.140.65
19632.150.37
19622.060.11
19611.85–
19601.92–
19591.71–
19581.52–
19571.64–
19561.12–

Each country on its own

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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