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

149.17 billion current LCU, with Argentina ahead.

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

65 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.

Argentina vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Argentina

4.82 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Uganda

4.67 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Argentina rank

17th

Uganda rank

18th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Argentina
Uganda

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 4.82 trillion current LCU against 4.67 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 149.17 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Argentina ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 168 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0064 current LCU	743,944 current LCU	743,944 current LCU	Uganda
1970s	10.31 current LCU	7.35 million current LCU	7.35 million current LCU	Uganda
1980s	6.43 million current LCU	5.49 billion current LCU	5.48 billion current LCU	Uganda
1990s	3.14 billion current LCU	117.62 billion current LCU	114.47 billion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	5.57 billion current LCU	373.42 billion current LCU	367.85 billion current LCU	Uganda
2010s	58.56 billion current LCU	1.26 trillion current LCU	1.20 trillion current LCU	Uganda
2020s	1.86 trillion current LCU	3.90 trillion current LCU	2.04 trillion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Argentina or Uganda?: Argentina, at 4.82 trillion current LCU against 4.67 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Argentina and Uganda?: 149.17 billion current LCU, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uganda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure?: Argentina ranks 17th 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)