Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda
Uganda: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda, 1989–2023
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 2.6% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% 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 75th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +31.6% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 2.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.0%, 87% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9%, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Uganda was 2.6% in 2023, 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 75th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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.