Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uganda
Uganda: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 12.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.46
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
12.46
in 2023
All-time low
0.7151
in 1981
Years of data
42
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uganda, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 12.46 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Uganda peaked at 12.46 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7151, in 1981.
Uganda ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.65 | — |
| 1981 | 0.7151 | -56.6% |
| 1982 | 4.03 | +463.7% |
| 1983 | 5.81 | +44.2% |
| 1984 | 5.11 | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 4.6 | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 3.79 | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 2.63 | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 3.07 | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 2.61 | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 3.63 | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 5.48 | +50.8% |
| 1994 | 6.34 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 7.2 | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 7.91 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 8.06 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.88 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.3 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 7.84 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 7.92 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.07 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.28 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.48 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.72 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.78 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.79 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.31 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 7.64 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.91 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.43 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.09 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 8.63 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 8.93 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 10 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 10.68 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 11.09 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.51 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.35 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.03 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 11.75 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 12.46 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4 | 0.7151 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.85 | 3.63 | 8.3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.28 | 7.64 | 8.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 | 7.43 | 11.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 | 11.35 | 12.46 | 4 |
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, 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.68 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Uganda?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Uganda was 12.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.46 in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7151 in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Uganda ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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