Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.0% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda peaked at 5.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Uganda 112th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -56.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +405.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +72.2% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +93.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -31.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -89.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Uganda was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Uganda ranks 112th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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