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

1.16 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Uganda vs Ukraine: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Uganda

4.67 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Ukraine

3.51 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Uganda rank

18th

Ukraine rank

19th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Uganda
Ukraine

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.67 trillion current LCU against 3.51 trillion current LCU in Ukraine, a difference of 1.16 trillion current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Ukraine's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 18th and Ukraine ranks 19th of 168 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	145.28 billion current LCU	2.24 billion current LCU	143.04 billion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	373.42 billion current LCU	13.52 billion current LCU	359.90 billion current LCU	Uganda
2010s	1.26 trillion current LCU	72.61 billion current LCU	1.19 trillion current LCU	Uganda
2020s	3.90 trillion current LCU	1.70 trillion current LCU	2.19 trillion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Uganda or Ukraine?: Uganda, at 4.67 trillion current LCU against 3.51 trillion current LCU in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Uganda and Ukraine?: 1.16 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Ukraine?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Uganda and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: Uganda ranks 18th and Ukraine ranks 19th 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)