Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 8.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda peaked at 20.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2021.
That places Uganda 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +96.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -50.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 57% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 8.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +96.1% | 10.4% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.4% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda was 8.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Uganda ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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