Uganda - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Uganda was 984,759,700 as of 2020. Over the past 58 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 984,759,700 in 2020 and 727,985 in 1962.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1962 727,985
1963 2,729,946
1964 5,487,890
1965 10,737,790
1966 14,265,720
1967 16,841,660
1968 19,942,600
1969 22,861,540
1970 26,627,470
1971 52,687,950
1972 64,944,700
1973 64,872,640
1974 80,157,510
1975 86,567,900
1976 101,074,600
1977 131,916,700
1978 151,699,900
1979 206,806,800
1980 398,813,500
1981 108,146,900
1982 87,488,450
1983 93,723,600
1984 75,215,040
1985 104,818,300
1986 131,071,400
1987 130,971,800
1988 140,904,100
1989 139,821,200
1990 107,006,200
1991 73,561,600
1992 52,331,340
1993 62,636,650
1994 104,127,800
1995 127,002,600
1996 135,393,600
1997 139,616,000
1998 154,712,500
1999 159,704,600
2000 141,303,000
2001 136,157,300
2002 142,191,600
2003 152,379,900
2004 196,015,900
2005 216,667,000
2006 218,534,000
2007 252,119,200
2008 311,856,300
2009 293,527,700
2010 608,685,900
2011 607,135,000
2012 351,838,200
2013 300,075,600
2014 325,663,000
2015 306,144,700
2016 318,551,700
2017 346,762,900
2018 408,367,600
2019 647,606,600
2020 984,759,700

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Uganda was 2,392,520,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,392,520,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 52,000 in 1962.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1962 52,000
1963 195,000
1964 392,000
1965 767,000
1966 1,019,000
1967 1,203,000
1968 1,424,500
1969 1,633,000
1970 1,902,000
1971 3,763,500
1972 4,639,000
1973 4,555,000
1974 5,720,000
1975 6,425,000
1976 8,355,000
1977 10,895,000
1978 11,735,000
1979 15,475,000
1980 29,580,000
1981 54,130,000
1982 82,280,000
1983 144,205,000
1984 270,550,000
1985 704,400,000
1986 1,835,000,000
1987 5,611,000,000
1988 14,955,000,000
1989 31,193,000,000
1990 45,890,150,000
1991 53,994,950,000
1992 59,334,850,000
1993 74,852,050,000
1994 101,988,000,000
1995 123,055,000,000
1996 141,633,000,000
1997 151,206,000,000
1998 191,892,000,000
1999 232,343,000,000
2000 232,370,000,000
2001 239,046,000,000
2002 255,597,000,000
2003 299,232,000,000
2004 354,848,000,000
2005 385,813,000,000
2006 400,234,000,000
2007 434,525,000,000
2008 536,530,000,000
2009 596,005,000,000
2010 1,325,450,000,000
2011 1,531,650,000,000
2012 881,200,000,000
2013 776,263,000,000
2014 846,655,000,000
2015 992,093,000,000
2016 1,088,800,000,000
2017 1,251,860,000,000
2018 1,522,270,000,000
2019 2,392,520,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Uganda was 2.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 4.06 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 1962.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1962 0.11
1963 0.37
1964 0.65
1965 1.13
1966 1.44
1967 1.62
1968 1.79
1969 1.82
1970 1.97
1971 3.47
1972 4.06
1973 3.50
1974 3.62
1975 2.82
1976 3.19
1977 2.04
1978 1.97
1979 1.69
1980 2.22
1981 1.89
1982 1.98
1983 2.22
1984 2.63
1985 2.66
1986 2.91
1987 2.59
1988 2.46
1989 2.73
1990 2.97
1991 2.51
1992 1.66
1993 1.93
1994 2.02
1995 2.10
1996 2.21
1997 2.12
1998 2.44
1999 2.66
2000 1.76
2001 1.68
2002 1.63
2003 1.69
2004 1.77
2005 1.68
2006 1.50
2007 1.39
2008 1.35
2009 1.18
2010 2.25
2011 2.29
2012 1.23
2013 0.99
2014 0.98
2015 1.04
2016 1.05
2017 1.10
2018 1.23
2019 1.77
2020 2.60

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Uganda was 13.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 16.76 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.53 in 2016.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1997 11.98
1998 13.47
1999 13.88
2000 11.96
2001 10.72
2002 10.07
2003 10.61
2004 11.69
2005 12.02
2006 11.33
2007 10.88
2008 10.75
2009 10.36
2010 15.99
2011 16.76
2012 8.67
2013 6.98
2014 6.91
2015 6.83
2016 6.53
2017 7.09
2018 7.55
2019 9.31
2020 13.12

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade