Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uganda
Uganda: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uganda is 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uganda peaked at 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1989.
Uganda ranks 6th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Ethiopia 14.38 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 4 Pakistan 14.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 5 India 12.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 7 Tanzania 10.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 8 Madagascar 9.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 9 Zambia 8.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Uganda
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.524 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1641 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1815 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4361 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uganda?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Uganda was 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.80 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.