Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda
Uganda: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.4% in 2019. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda, 1989β2019
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.4% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda peaked at 2.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1989.
That places Uganda 81st out of 122 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,920 (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 revenues vs income inequality 12.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.524 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda was 2.4% in 2019, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Uganda ranks 81st out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.