Kenya vs Uganda: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
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 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 93rd of 171 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 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 | 79.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 60.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 11.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.67 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 | 25.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 49.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, 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 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?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for arms imports?
- Kenya ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 93rd of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.