Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Uganda
Uganda: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 12.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.76
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
27th
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.76
in 2022
All-time low
9.54
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Uganda, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 12.76 for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Uganda peaked at 12.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.54, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 27th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.5 | — |
| 2014 | 9.54 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 10.49 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.65 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 12.76 | +9.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 12.76 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.56, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 12.76 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.31 | 9.54 | 10.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.21 | 11.65 | 12.76 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.88 compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 13.17 compare
- 26 Nicaragua 12.91 compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 12.55 compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 11.98 compare
- 30 Chad 11.43 compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Uganda?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Uganda was 12.76 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.54 in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Uganda ranks 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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