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

557.80 billion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1964 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.

Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure

Uganda

4.20 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Zimbabwe

3.64 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Uganda rank

16th

Zimbabwe rank

18th

Military expenditure over time

Uganda
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.20 trillion current LCU against 3.64 trillion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 557.80 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Uganda ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.07 million current LCU	22.86 million current LCU	21.79 million current LCU	Zimbabwe
1970s	7.35 million current LCU	178.24 million current LCU	170.89 million current LCU	Zimbabwe
1980s	5.49 billion current LCU	392.20 million current LCU	5.10 billion current LCU	Uganda
1990s	109.37 billion current LCU	301.75 million current LCU	109.06 billion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	309.59 billion current LCU	293.43 million current LCU	309.30 billion current LCU	Uganda
2010s	1.26 trillion current LCU	420.28 million current LCU	1.26 trillion current LCU	Uganda
2020s	3.74 trillion current LCU	826.26 billion current LCU	2.91 trillion current LCU	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Uganda or Zimbabwe?: Uganda, at 4.20 trillion current LCU against 3.64 trillion current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Uganda and Zimbabwe?: 557.80 billion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zimbabwe?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Uganda and Zimbabwe rank globally for military expenditure?: Uganda ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th 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)