Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Uganda
Uganda: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Uganda stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Uganda peaked at 6.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2019.
That places Uganda 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Uganda?
- Current health expenditure in Uganda was 4.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for current health expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.