What is the difference in military expenditure between Algeria and Uganda?

1.32 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uganda?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Algeria

3.35 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Uganda

4.67 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Algeria rank

20th

Uganda rank

18th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Algeria
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.67 trillion current LCU against 3.35 trillion current LCU in Algeria, a difference of 1.32 trillion current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 18th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	444.38 million current LCU	830,438 current LCU	443.54 million current LCU	Algeria
1970s	1.36 billion current LCU	7.35 million current LCU	1.35 billion current LCU	Algeria
1980s	4.89 billion current LCU	5.49 billion current LCU	602.61 million current LCU	Uganda
1990s	59.15 billion current LCU	117.62 billion current LCU	58.47 billion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	227.33 billion current LCU	373.42 billion current LCU	146.09 billion current LCU	Uganda
2010s	917.13 billion current LCU	1.26 trillion current LCU	344.44 billion current LCU	Uganda
2020s	2.09 trillion current LCU	3.90 trillion current LCU	1.81 trillion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Algeria or Uganda?: Uganda, at 4.67 trillion current LCU against 3.35 trillion current LCU in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Algeria and Uganda?: 1.32 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uganda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure?: Algeria ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 18th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)