Current health expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: Current health expenditure 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 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% |
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 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0115 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0098 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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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.