External health expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: External health expenditure was 44.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Uganda stood at 44.1%.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Uganda peaked at 50.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2003.
That places Uganda 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +64.8% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +45.8% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 18.6% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 36.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 42.0% | 50.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Uganda?
- External health expenditure in Uganda was 44.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for external health expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.