Gini coefficient in Uganda
Uganda: Gini coefficient was 0.427 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
0.427
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4517
in 2002
All-time low
0.3904
in 1996
Years of data
10
1989–2019
Gini coefficient in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, gini coefficient in Uganda stood at 0.427.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Uganda peaked at 0.4517 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3904, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gini coefficient in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4436 | — |
| 1992 | 0.4142 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3904 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4299 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4517 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4294 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4419 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4101 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4275 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.427 | -0.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.427 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.427 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4436 | 0.4436 | 0.4436 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4115 | 0.3904 | 0.4299 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.441 | 0.4294 | 0.4517 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4215 | 0.4101 | 0.4275 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,920 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Uganda?
- Gini coefficient in Uganda was 0.427 in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4517 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3904 in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for gini coefficient?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.