Australia vs Uganda: Military spending as a share of GDP
Australia
1.9%
in 2025
Uganda
2.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
78th
Uganda rank
77th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 78th and Uganda ranks 77th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Uganda rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 78th and Uganda ranks 77th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.