Uganda

Arms imports in Uganda

Arms imports in Uganda: 3 million TIV in 1964 and 2 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2 million TIV
Since 1964
−1 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in UgandaArms imports in Uganda: 3 million TIV in 1964 and 2 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 468 million TIV in 2011, the lowest 0 TIV in 2007.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 468 million TIV in 2011, the lowest 0 TIV in 2007.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearUgandaWorld
20252 million33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
202316 million29.5 billion
202266 million33 billion
20218 million26.8 billion
202079 million23.4 billion
201923 million26.9 billion
201810 million27.3 billion
201722 million31.2 billion
20161 million31.4 billion
20157 million28.7 billion
20142 million27 billion
201320 million27.4 billion
2012213 million27.9 billion
2011468 million29.9 billion
201037 million25.8 billion
200928 million24 billion
200814 million24.1 billion
2007026.5 billion
20065 million24.4 billion
200510 million21.3 billion
200436 million21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
200233 million17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
20006 million20.5 billion
199939 million25.3 billion
199855 million27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
199532 million22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
198920 million31.7 billion
19881 million32.9 billion
198732 million36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
198510 million33.2 billion
1984–36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
198214 million41.4 billion
1981–42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
1978–39.2 billion
19777 million37 billion
197634 million33 billion
1975123 million34.2 billion
197446 million32.9 billion
197317 million32.6 billion
197220 million28.7 billion
19713 million29.3 billion
19703 million22.1 billion
196916 million24.7 billion
196827 million22.4 billion
19674 million22.1 billion
196616 million22.4 billion
19651 million23.1 billion
19643 million24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
1960–15.7 billion

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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