Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda
Uganda: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda is 20.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda peaked at 36.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2021.
That places Uganda 105th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.1% | — |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +23.9% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.8% | 36.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 18.3% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 18.2% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More infrastructure data for Uganda
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 41.60 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 83.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 195,975 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3918 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 49.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 195,975 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8317 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 20.1% in 2024, 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 36.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Uganda ranks 105th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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