Health spending per person by source in Uganda
Uganda: Health spending per person by source was 30.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 30.25 for health spending per person by source in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Uganda peaked at 31.89 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.01, in 2000.
That places Uganda 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.01 | — |
| 2001 | 13.07 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 15.89 | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 16.55 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 15.04 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 14.25 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 16.29 | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 17.64 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 16.81 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 22.79 | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 22.08 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.85 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 22.24 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 22.15 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.67 | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 17.51 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.49 | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 16.43 | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 14.85 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 30.48 | +105.3% |
| 2021 | 31.89 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 30.78 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 30.25 | -1.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 30.25 is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.21, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 30.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health spending per person by source in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +105.3% | 14.85 | 30.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.08 | 12.01 | 17.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 | 14.49 | 22.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.85 | 30.25 | 31.89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 169 Chad 32.8 compare
- 170 Comoros 32.25 compare
- 171 Myanmar 31.46 compare
- 173 Bangladesh 28.75 compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 26.57 compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 26.29 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)
- 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 health spending per person by source in Uganda?
- Health spending per person by source in Uganda was 30.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 31.89 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for health spending per person by source?
- Uganda ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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