Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	1.88 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	1,120,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	46,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	16,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports	4,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2016]
Military & security forces	Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF): Land Force (includes marines), Air Force, Special Forces Command, Reserve Force Ministry of Internal Affairs: Uganda Police Force (2025); note: note 1: the Special Forces Command is a separate branch within the UPDF; it evolved from the former Presidential Guard Brigade and has continued to retain presidential protection duties in addition to its traditional missions, such as counterinsurgencynote 2: the Uganda Police Force includes air, field, territorial, and marine units, as well as a presidential guard forcenote 3: in 2018, President MUSEVENI created a volunteer force of Local Defense Units under the military to beef up local security in designated parts of the countryCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-22 years of age for voluntary military duty for men and women; 9-year service obligation (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	16,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2023]
Arms exports (USD)	4,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2016]
Military spending (% of GDP)	1.88 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	1,120,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]