Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
50th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.3218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.3218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Uganda 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uganda, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0182 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0.0277 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0769 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.2% |
| 1965 | 0.075 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1343 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1337 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1423 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1452 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1646 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 0.308 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2145 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1654 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1163 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1464 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1487 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +116.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0739 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0657 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0324 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0297 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0227 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0257 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0403 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0462 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0409 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0394 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0373 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0393 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0405 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0436 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0373 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0355 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0262 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0142 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.017 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0246 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0213 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0159 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +177.2% | 0.0277 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0769 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1980 | +116.4% | 0.1487 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1972 | +87.1% | 0.1646 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.308 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0942 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1452 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.168 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1163 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.308 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0754 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0393 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0303 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0257 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 47 Central African Republic 0.0246 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Iraq 0.024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Sudan 0.0237 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 France 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Congo 0.0234 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Iran 0.0228 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Uganda?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0236 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Uganda rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.