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

3.01 trillion current LCU, with India ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

India vs Uganda: Military expenditure

India

7.21 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Uganda

4.20 trillion current LCU

in 2024

India rank

13th

Uganda rank

16th

Military expenditure over time

India
Uganda

How they compare

India currently reports 7.21 trillion current LCU against 4.20 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 3.01 trillion current LCU.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Uganda's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 16th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.23 billion current LCU	743,944 current LCU	9.23 billion current LCU	India
1970s	25.03 billion current LCU	7.35 million current LCU	25.02 billion current LCU	India
1980s	98.58 billion current LCU	5.49 billion current LCU	93.09 billion current LCU	India
1990s	329.40 billion current LCU	117.62 billion current LCU	211.78 billion current LCU	India
2000s	1.03 trillion current LCU	373.42 billion current LCU	657.30 billion current LCU	India
2010s	3.37 trillion current LCU	1.26 trillion current LCU	2.11 trillion current LCU	India
2020s	6.26 trillion current LCU	3.74 trillion current LCU	2.52 trillion current LCU	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, India or Uganda?: India, at 7.21 trillion current LCU against 4.20 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between India and Uganda?: 3.01 trillion current LCU, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uganda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure?: India ranks 13th 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)