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

648.73 billion current LCU, with Guinea ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

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.

Guinea vs Uganda: Military expenditure

Guinea

4.84 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Uganda

4.20 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Guinea rank

14th

Uganda rank

16th

Military expenditure over time

Guinea
Uganda

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 4.84 trillion current LCU against 4.20 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 648.73 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	328.75 million current LCU	1.21 million current LCU	327.54 million current LCU	Guinea
1970s	921.00 million current LCU	7.01 million current LCU	913.99 million current LCU	Guinea
1980s	1.14 billion current LCU	55.33 million current LCU	1.08 billion current LCU	Guinea
1990s	53.14 billion current LCU	123.66 billion current LCU	70.52 billion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	158.80 billion current LCU	276.22 billion current LCU	117.42 billion current LCU	Uganda
2010s	1.54 trillion current LCU	1.22 trillion current LCU	316.24 billion current LCU	Guinea
2020s	3.50 trillion current LCU	3.74 trillion current LCU	243.58 billion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Guinea or Uganda?: Guinea, at 4.84 trillion current LCU against 4.20 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guinea and Uganda?: 648.73 billion current LCU, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure?: Guinea ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 16th of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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