Kenya vs Uganda: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Kenya
17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Uganda
16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Kenya rank
90th
Uganda rank
93rd

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Uganda, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 93rd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 7.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
1970s 20.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 31.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
1980s 60.44 million SIPRI trend indicator values 15.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 45.19 million SIPRI trend indicator values Kenya
1990s 45.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 42.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Kenya
2000s 20.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 8.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values Kenya
2010s 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 80.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 48.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
2020s 21.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 41.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya, at 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Kenya and Uganda?
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 93rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.