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

1.33 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan 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.

Pakistan vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Pakistan

3.34 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Uganda

4.67 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Pakistan rank

21st

Uganda rank

18th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Pakistan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.67 trillion current LCU against 3.34 trillion current LCU in Pakistan, a difference of 1.33 trillion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 18th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.80 billion current LCU	743,944 current LCU	1.80 billion current LCU	Pakistan
1970s	6.83 billion current LCU	7.35 million current LCU	6.83 billion current LCU	Pakistan
1980s	32.67 billion current LCU	5.49 billion current LCU	27.18 billion current LCU	Pakistan
1990s	109.15 billion current LCU	117.62 billion current LCU	8.47 billion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	268.25 billion current LCU	373.42 billion current LCU	105.17 billion current LCU	Uganda
2010s	962.60 billion current LCU	1.26 trillion current LCU	298.97 billion current LCU	Uganda
2020s	2.38 trillion current LCU	3.90 trillion current LCU	1.51 trillion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Pakistan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 4.67 trillion current LCU against 3.34 trillion current LCU in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Pakistan and Uganda?: 1.33 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Uganda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure?: Pakistan ranks 21st 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)