What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?

0.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Military spending, per capita

Kenya

23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Uganda

23.31 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

122nd

Uganda rank

123rd

Military spending, per capita over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person against 23.31 constant 2024 US$ per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.25 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 122nd and Uganda ranks 123rd of 161 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	17.94 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.7 constant 2024 US$ per person	2.76 constant 2024 US$ per person	Uganda
1970s	54.87 constant 2024 US$ per person	34.15 constant 2024 US$ per person	20.73 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
1980s	65.77 constant 2024 US$ per person	11.47 constant 2024 US$ per person	54.3 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
1990s	27.86 constant 2024 US$ per person	8.58 constant 2024 US$ per person	19.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
2000s	22.67 constant 2024 US$ per person	11.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	11.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
2010s	23.05 constant 2024 US$ per person	13.81 constant 2024 US$ per person	9.24 constant 2024 US$ per person	Kenya
2020s	21.83 constant 2024 US$ per person	23.16 constant 2024 US$ per person	1.33 constant 2024 US$ per person	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 23.56 constant 2024 US$ per person against 23.31 constant 2024 US$ per person in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?: 0.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Kenya ranks 122nd and Uganda ranks 123rd of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.