Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda
Uganda: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 21.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda, 1948–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda stood at 21.4%.
That represents a change of up 25.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda peaked at 22.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1989.
Uganda ranks 13th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 20.3% | — |
| 1949 | 19.8% | -2.7% |
| 1950 | 20.0% | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 20.0% | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 20.9% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 20.4% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +32.4% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +25.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 21.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.6%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 21.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +32.4% | 15.2% | 20.1% |
| 1999 | +26.1% | 15.3% | 19.4% |
| 2019 | +25.7% | 17.0% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 20.8% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.3% | 18.5% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 15.3% | 20.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.0% | 22.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.5% | 21.4% | 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 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 of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Uganda was 21.4% in 2019, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.