Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda
Uganda: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda stood at 4.9%.
The figure is down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda peaked at 8.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Uganda 170th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +76.9% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uganda was 4.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Uganda ranks 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.