Tanzania vs Uganda
Tanzania vs Uganda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $983M in Tanzania and $1.2B in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Uganda, by $215M, or 1.22 times that in Tanzania.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Tanzania.
- In 2025, Tanzania ranked 81 and Uganda ranked 77 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Tanzania | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $983M | $1.2B |
| 2024 | $930M | $1.12B |
| 2023 | $909M | $999M |
| 2022 | $838M | $988M |
| 2021 | $753M | $1.18B |
| 2020 | $698M | $1.16B |
| 2019 | $657M | $787M |
| 2018 | $650M | $514M |
| 2017 | $618M | $433M |
| 2016 | $615M | $397M |
| 2015 | $562M | $382M |
| 2014 | $484M | $344M |
| 2013 | $434M | $325M |
| 2012 | $376M | $387M |
| 2011 | $370M | $759M |
| 2010 | $344M | $765M |
| 2009 | $265M | $358M |
| 2008 | $238M | $364M |
| 2007 | $234M | $330M |
| 2006 | $224M | $323M |
| 2005 | $205M | $334M |
| 2004 | $190M | $333M |
| 2003 | $186M | $291M |
| 2002 | $205M | $271M |
| 2001 | $210M | $252M |
| 2000 | $180M | $250M |
| 1999 | $169M | $258M |
| 1998 | $170M | $226M |
| 1997 | $156M | $178M |
| 1996 | $146M | $180M |
| 1995 | $148M | $168M |
| 1994 | $115M | $148M |
| 1993 | $123M | $120M |
| 1992 | $187M | $117M |
| 1991 | $187M | $177M |
| 1990 | $172M | $182M |
| 1989 | $208M | $180M |
| 1988 | $215M | $199M |
| 1987 | $236M | $199M |
| 1986 | $252M | $206M |
| 1985 | $237M | $192M |
| 1984 | $234M | $148M |
| 1983 | $263M | $91.8M |
| 1982 | $307M | $131M |
| 1981 | $319M | $172M |
| 1980 | $278M | $196M |
| 1979 | $587M | $144M |
| 1978 | $699M | $189M |
| 1977 | $362M | $239M |
| 1976 | $293M | $345M |
| 1975 | $278M | $389M |
| 1974 | $295M | $417M |
| 1973 | $225M | $554M |
| 1972 | $174M | $703M |
| 1971 | $149M | $554M |
| 1970 | $108M | $324M |
| 1969 | $76.1M | $306M |
| 1968 | $71.6M | $298M |
| 1967 | $74.6M | $243M |
| 1966 | – | $213M |
| 1965 | – | $159M |
| 1964 | – | $91M |
| 1963 | – | $49.9M |
| 1962 | – | $13.8M |
- Estimate
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.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- 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
Tanzania vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025