Kenya vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Kenya
1.23 billion current USD
in 2024
Uganda
1.12 billion current USD
in 2024
Kenya rank
81st
Uganda rank
84th
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.23 billion current USD against 1.12 billion current USD in Uganda, a difference of 114.55 million current USD.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 81st and Uganda ranks 84th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.93 million current USD | 10.42 million current USD | 1.49 million current USD | Uganda |
| 1970s | 96.12 million current USD | 96.74 million current USD | 616,660 current USD | Uganda |
| 1980s | 219.67 million current USD | 141.10 million current USD | 78.57 million current USD | Kenya |
| 1990s | 163.71 million current USD | 111.61 million current USD | 52.10 million current USD | Kenya |
| 2000s | 342.60 million current USD | 206.08 million current USD | 136.52 million current USD | Kenya |
| 2010s | 881.11 million current USD | 422.08 million current USD | 459.02 million current USD | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.15 billion current USD | 1.01 billion current USD | 135.43 million current USD | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 1.23 billion current USD against 1.12 billion current USD in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Kenya and Uganda?
- 114.55 million current USD, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Kenya ranks 81st and Uganda ranks 84th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.